grimly

Thân thiện

He nodded grimly as he surveyed the damage.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a stern, harsh, or forbidding manner: Showing a severe, serious, or gloomy appearance or attitude.
   • In a manner that is unrelenting or without mercy: Characterized by being inflexibly determined or relentless.
   • In a manner that suggests something grim or dire: Indicating a bleak, depressing, or unpleasant situation.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • She smiled grimly, knowing the difficult task ahead.
  • The soldier grimly held his position against the advancing enemy.
  • "We must continue," he said grimly, looking at the storm clouds.

Advanced Usage

• "to say/state grimly": to speak in a stern, serious, or joyless tone.
  • The doctor grimly stated the facts of the diagnosis.
• "to be grimly determined/resolved": to be unwaveringly and seriously committed to a course of action, often despite difficulties.
  • The team was grimly determined to finish the project on time.

Variants and Related Words

• Grim (adjective): Stern, forbidding, or bleak in character.
  • He had a grim expression on his face.
• Grimness (noun): The quality or state of being grim.
  • The grimness of the situation was apparent to everyone.

Synonyms

• Sternly: In a serious and strict manner.
• Soberly: In a serious, sensible, and solemn manner.
• Resolutely: In an admirably determined and unwavering manner.

Related Phrases

• Grimly amused: Finding something ironically or darkly humorous in a serious situation.
  • He was grimly amused by the absurdity of the error.
• Grimly familiar: Unpleasantly or distressingly recognizable.
  • The pattern of failure was grimly familiar.

Related Idioms

• To face something grimly: To confront a difficult situation with stern acceptance or determination.
  • They faced the news of the budget cuts grimly.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a grim implacable manner
   • he was grimly satisfied