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Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.

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  1. Compar. Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.
  2. adj. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
  3. adj. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  4. adj. harshly ironic or sinister
  5. adj. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  6. adj. filled with melancholy and despondency
  7. adj. causing dejection
  8. Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible. Whose grim aspect sets every joint a-shaking. Shak . The ridges of grim war. Milton. Syn.-- Fierce; ferocious; furious; horrid; horrible; frightful; ghastly; grisly; hideous; stern; sullen; sour.
  9. Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly;cruel; frightful; horrible.Whose grim aspect sets every joint a-shaking. Shak.The ridges of grim war. Milton.
  10. j:100 s. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty