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grimsome

grimsome adjective: characterised or marked by grimness; somber.

Adjective

grimsome (comparative more grimsome, superlative most grimsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by grimness; somber
    • Am I some deep-sea snake-monster that thou, thou grimsome watcher, watch me even when I swallow my spittle?2010, Tyler Blanski, Clay Eyes
    • “[...] Is there something on your mind that you need you want to talk about cause you scaring me with that wide eyed grimsome look”?2011, ghetto english rock / Attaway, Bitches Brew

Forms of grimsome

comparativemore grimsome
superlativemost grimsome

Origin of grimsome

From grim + -some.

Questions about grimsome

What does grimsome mean?
Grimsome means characterised or marked by grimness; somber.
What part of speech is grimsome?
Grimsome is an adjective.

Words near grimsome in the dictionary

  1. Grimsey
  2. Grimshaw
  3. Grimshaws
  4. Grimsley
  5. Grimsleys
  6. grimsome
  7. Grimstead
  8. Grimston
  9. Grimstone
  10. grimthorpe
  11. grimthorped

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