English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�grɪmli/
audio|en-us-grimly.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology 1
Old English grimmlic|grimmli�, corresponding to grim + -ly.
Adjective
en-adj|griml|ier
- rare Grim-looking, grim-natured.
#*1973: 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 � Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 94)
Etymology 2
From grim.
Adverb
en-adv
- In a grim manner.
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