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- [grim]
- /grɪm/
- /ɡrɪm/
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- [grim]
- /grɪm/
Definitions of grimmest word
- adjective grimmest stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity. 1
- adjective grimmest of a sinister or ghastly character; repellent: a grim joke. 1
- adjective grimmest having a harsh, surly, forbidding, or morbid air: a grim man but a just one; a grim countenance. 1
- adjective grimmest fierce, savage, or cruel: War is a grim business. 1
- noun grimmest Superlative form of grim. 1
- adjective grimmest superlative form of grim: most grim. 0
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Origin of grimmest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German grimm, Old Norse grimmr
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Parts of speech for Grimmest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grimmest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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