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Webster 1913 Edition
Grimly
Grim′ly
,Adj.
Grim; hideous; stern.
[R.]
In glided Margaret’s
And stood at William's feet.
grimly
ghost,And stood at William's feet.
D. Mallet.
Grim′ly
,adv.
In a grim manner; fiercely.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Grimly
GRIM'LY
,Adj.
GRIM'LY
,adv.
1.
Sourly; sullenly.Definition 2024
grimly
grimly
English
Adjective
grimly (comparative grimlier, superlative grimliest)
- (rare) Grim-looking, grim-natured.
- 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin (2001), page 94:
- In reality it was the most terrifying sight I had seen to date: two fried eggs decorated with ketchup, Tabasco and chopped chillis in the semblance of a pair of bloodshot eyes – I would as soon have eaten my own leg. I waved the grimly thing away.
- 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin (2001), page 94:
Etymology 2
Adverb
grimly (comparative more grimly, superlative most grimly)
- In a grim manner.
Translations
in a grim manner
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