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grimly

UK/ˈɡɹɪmli/ US/ˈɡrɪmli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

in a grim implacable manner

  • “he was grimly satisfied”

Origin

From Middle English grymly, grimliche, from Old English grimlīċe, equivalent to grim + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic grimmliga.

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