Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grimmest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grim \Grim\, a. [Compar. {Grimmer} (-mer); superl. {Grimmest}.]
[AS. grim; akin to G. grimm, equiv. to G. & D. grimmig, Dan.
grim, grum, Sw. grym, Icel. grimmr, G. gram grief, as adj.,
hostile; cf. Gr. ?, a crushing sound, ? to neigh.]
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: Syn.-- Fierce; ferocious; furious; horrid; horrible;
frightful; ghastly; grisly; hideous; stern; sullen;
sour.
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