Grim

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹɪm/
• Rhymes: -ɪm

Origin

From Old English grim.

Full definition of grim

Adjective

1. dismal and gloomy, cold and forbiddingLife was grim in many northern industrial towns.
2. rigid and unrelentingHis grim determination enabled him to win.
3. ghastly or sinisterA grim castle overshadowed the village.
• 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in AV Club:In movie terms, it suggests Paul Verhoeven in Robocop/Starship Troopers mode, an R-rated bloodbath where the grim spectacle of children murdering each other on television is bread-and-circuses for the age of reality TV, enforced by a totalitarian regime to keep the masses at bay.
4. (UK, slang) disgusting; grossWanna see the dead rat I found in my fridge? —Mate, that is grim!