s not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
grim determination grim necessity
s shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
the grim aftermath of the bombing the grim task of burying the victims
s harshly ironic or sinister
a grim joke grim laughter
s harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
a grim man loving duty more than humanity undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
s filled with melancholy and despondency
took a grim view of the economy