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grim

[grim] / grɪm /




ADJECTIVE
horrible in manner or appearance
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Given the grim nature of the weather forecast, even the small amount of play that was possible on Saturday could be viewed as a bonus.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“The situation for many unemployed job seekers is grim, even in the midst of impressive monthly job gains,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Consumers’ grim mood spanned people from both political parties and reflected concerns about high living costs and the prospect of more inflation ahead, the survey’s director Joanne Hsu, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The set piece is a daring, madcap, Wes Anderson-esque romp through San Francisco all the way to the Metro Designers factory in China, where worker conditions are grim and hazardous.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

She helped me up, but Belet looked grim, cradling the arm she'd torn when we'd crashed through the windows.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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