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grimless

grimless adjective: devoid of grimness.

Adjective

grimless (comparative more grimless, superlative most grimless)

  1. (nonce-word, rare) Devoid of grimness.
    • He’s near Verdun, but Reuel Godehn was discharged Dec. 7, and Lee Hanssen Jan. 21. Lee runs the sales managership of Hanson Bros., scale mfrgs., Chicago, and — and — and announces his engagement to Esther Benzies. The grimless reaper mows a wide swath.1919 March 15, anonymous, “From Sarajevo to Amerongen—and on to St. Helena or Its Equivalent” in The Alumni Quarterly and Fortnightly Notes of the University of Illinois, volume 4, number 12, page 225
    • So gentle seemed civilization in the lonely quietness of the coast far from the humdrums of city life. As though life was grimless of impatience.1989, Agustin T. Misola, Natela: The Russian Girl I Love, page 82

Forms of grimless

comparativemore grimless
superlativemost grimless

Origin of grimless

From grim + -less.

Questions about grimless

What does grimless mean?
Grimless means devoid of grimness.
What part of speech is grimless?
Grimless is an adjective.

Words near grimless in the dictionary

  1. grimier
  2. grimiest
  3. grimily
  4. griminess
  5. griming
  6. grimless
  7. Grimley
  8. Grimleys
  9. grimlier
  10. grimliest
  11. grimlike

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