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grim

/ɡˈɹɪm/GRIM
/ɡˈɹɪm/GRIM

Meaningangry, furious, hostile

Common meaning: stern or bleak

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgram‘angry, furious, hostile’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgrimsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsangry, furious, hostile → stern or bleakgrim‘stern or bleak’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English gram ‘angry, furious, hostile’.

Roots

  • gram Old English “angry, furious, hostile”

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