Meaning
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English grim, from Old English grimm, from Proto-West Germanic *grimm, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to resound, thunder, grumble, roar”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 6 recorded puzzles: