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Definition of grimly in English: grimlyadverb ˈɡrɪmliˈɡrɪmli 1In a very serious, gloomy, or depressing manner. "It's not good," I replied grimly the commander grimly predicted that violence could return Example sentencesExamples - By the film's violent climax, we are grimly aware of how immature exploits can quickly escalate to tragedy.
- We see crying women being led out of the camera's range, while nurses and doctors grimly consult.
- The result is a grimly effective, if overlong, mix of cautionary tale, ghost story, and psychological thriller.
- This is a grimly powerful, unsentimental picture, not least in showing what a battleground school can be.
- His grimly realistic depiction of frontier, small town life comprehensively undermines the heroic mythologising endemic to the Western genre.
- Times have changed, their tour guide grimly informs them.
- The film works as both an intense character study and a grimly realistic look at the war fought between the police and drug dealers every day.
- It enjoys good views of the hills to the west, but the local context is grimly suburban, with the usual extensive car parks.
- The film opens with grimly beautiful imagery that will be repeated in variations throughout.
- "It's all downhill from here," she predicts grimly.
- 1.1 In a manner that is apparently humorous but lacks genuine levity.
he smiled grimly at his own misery sad as I am, another part of me is grimly amused Example sentencesExamples - She is impeccable as the patriach's grimly smiling wife.
- Jack looked over at the open coffin and thought grimly, "I hope there is no miracle here today."
- "A heartwarming British comedy," someone jokes, grimly.
- Future generations will surely look back and laugh grimly at this catastrophic moral and intellectual failure.
- He is one of the most ironic, intelligent, grimly funny voices to comment on life in present-day America.
- "If you feel bad in the night you can always call and say, 'send an ambulance.'" He chuckles grimly.
- They joke grimly about a mythical tour called Ladies of the 80s, as if to remind themselves how it could have turned out.
- This grimly comical tone, with its overtly sly humor, is what ultimately elevates the film to a level of near brilliance.
- I am still grimly amused by the Brits' obsession with 'safety first'.
- "It's another self-fulfilling prophecy isn't it?" he says, laughing grimly.
2In an unrelenting manner despite hardship. a jaded England grimly hung on to win 2–1 as submodifier she had a grimly determined look on her face Example sentencesExamples - The Allies grimly battled their way to the Gustav line.
- The portrait presents her as a grimly determined wartime heroine.
- As your eyes become accustomed to the gloom, you can vaguely see a troupe of grimly determined dancing girls.
- Most of them plodded grimly along, stubbornly reminding themselves that the things they were doing were necessary.
- The handful of men at the Alamo grimly hang on for survival.
- They're grimly hanging on and supporting one another.
- As the Highlanders grimly plodded on, they found it difficult to decide which to curse first and most vehemently, the heat, the dust or that relentless sun glare.
- He grimly takes on the task of lowering his friend - 100 meters at a time - down the side of the mountain.
- The U-boat crew grimly stalked its prey under rather less opulent living conditions.
- A pot-bellied shopper of some sixty summers came trudging grimly up the street.
Definition of grimly in US English: grimlyadverbˈɡrimlēˈɡrɪmli 1In a very serious, gloomy, or depressing manner. "It's not good," I replied grimly the commander grimly predicted that violence could return Example sentencesExamples - It enjoys good views of the hills to the west, but the local context is grimly suburban, with the usual extensive car parks.
- We see crying women being led out of the camera's range, while nurses and doctors grimly consult.
- "It's all downhill from here," she predicts grimly.
- The result is a grimly effective, if overlong, mix of cautionary tale, ghost story, and psychological thriller.
- This is a grimly powerful, unsentimental picture, not least in showing what a battleground school can be.
- Times have changed, their tour guide grimly informs them.
- The film works as both an intense character study and a grimly realistic look at the war fought between the police and drug dealers every day.
- By the film's violent climax, we are grimly aware of how immature exploits can quickly escalate to tragedy.
- His grimly realistic depiction of frontier, small town life comprehensively undermines the heroic mythologising endemic to the Western genre.
- The film opens with grimly beautiful imagery that will be repeated in variations throughout.
- 1.1 In a manner that is apparently humorous but lacks genuine levity.
he smiled grimly at his own misery sad as I am, another part of me is grimly amused Example sentencesExamples - Future generations will surely look back and laugh grimly at this catastrophic moral and intellectual failure.
- She is impeccable as the patriach's grimly smiling wife.
- "If you feel bad in the night you can always call and say, 'send an ambulance.'" He chuckles grimly.
- They joke grimly about a mythical tour called Ladies of the 80s, as if to remind themselves how it could have turned out.
- I am still grimly amused by the Brits' obsession with 'safety first'.
- "It's another self-fulfilling prophecy isn't it?" he says, laughing grimly.
- Jack looked over at the open coffin and thought grimly, "I hope there is no miracle here today."
- He is one of the most ironic, intelligent, grimly funny voices to comment on life in present-day America.
- This grimly comical tone, with its overtly sly humor, is what ultimately elevates the film to a level of near brilliance.
- "A heartwarming British comedy," someone jokes, grimly.
2In an unrelenting manner despite hardship. as submodifier she had a grimly determined look on her face Portugal grimly hung on to her African possessions well into the 1970s Example sentencesExamples - A pot-bellied shopper of some sixty summers came trudging grimly up the street.
- The handful of men at the Alamo grimly hang on for survival.
- He grimly takes on the task of lowering his friend - 100 meters at a time - down the side of the mountain.
- The portrait presents her as a grimly determined wartime heroine.
- As your eyes become accustomed to the gloom, you can vaguely see a troupe of grimly determined dancing girls.
- They're grimly hanging on and supporting one another.
- The Allies grimly battled their way to the Gustav line.
- As the Highlanders grimly plodded on, they found it difficult to decide which to curse first and most vehemently, the heat, the dust or that relentless sun glare.
- The U-boat crew grimly stalked its prey under rather less opulent living conditions.
- Most of them plodded grimly along, stubbornly reminding themselves that the things they were doing were necessary.
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