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grim

adjective

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Senses

Sense 1 adjective

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

grim determination

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Sense 2 adjective

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

ghastly wounds

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Sense 3 adjective

harshly ironic or sinister

black humor

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Sense 4 adjective

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

a dour, self-sacrificing life

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Sense 5 adjective

filled with melancholy and despondency

gloomy at the thought of what he had to face

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Sense 6 adjective

causing dejection

a blue day

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite sternness
1 derivation Related & opposite rigor
1 derivation Related & opposite relentlessness
1 similar to Related & opposite implacable
2 derivation Related & opposite grimness
2 similar to Related & opposite alarming
3 derivation Related & opposite grimness
3 similar to Related & opposite sarcastic
4 derivation Related & opposite grimness
4 similar to Related & opposite unpleasant
5 derivation Related & opposite lugubriousness
5 derivation Related & opposite gloominess
5 derivation Related & opposite downheartedness
5 similar to Related & opposite dejected
6 derivation Related & opposite insipidity
6 similar to Related & opposite depressing