grimly C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈɡɹɪmli/ See IPA manual Freq #67480 Meanings 1 adv in a grim implacable manner I was grimly satisfied. 2 adj Grim-looking, grim-natured. To hear her rant, one would have supposed, who had not seen him, that her lank-haired, grimly partner, was the prettiest youth in the county of Dublin, and that all the comely lasses in Chapelizod and the country round were sighing and setting caps at him […]. 3 adv In a grim manner. He looked round and shouted grimly, "As soon as the gate is opened, you go out there - running.". Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adv · in a grim manner. grisly Etymology From Middle English grymly, grimliche, from Old English grimlīċe, equivalent to grim + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic grimmliga. Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # grimly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹɪmli/ **Frequency rank:** 67480 ## Meanings 1. in a grim implacable manner 2. Grim-looking, grim-natured. 3. In a grim manner. ## Examples - I was grimly satisfied. - To hear her rant, one would have supposed, who had not seen him, that her lank-haired, grimly partner, was the prettiest youth in the county of Dublin, and that all the comely lasses in Chapelizod and the country round were sighing and setting caps at him […]. - He looked round and shouted grimly, "As soon as the gate is opened, you go out there - running.". ## Etymology From Middle English grymly, grimliche, from Old English grimlīċe, equivalent to grim + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic grimmliga. ## Topics - Religion & Belief markdown