Meaning of grimsome | Babel Free
Definitions
Characterised or marked by grimness; somber
Examples
“Am I some deep-sea snake-monster that thou, thou grimsome watcher, watch⟳ me even when I swallow⟳ my spittle?”
““[...] Is there something on your mind⟳ that you need⟳ you want⟳ to talk⟳ about cause you scaring me with that wide eyed grimsome look⟳”?”
“The poor ragged old soul continued to gasp, / Barely puffing out his last⟳ grimsome yasp, “You, young plop, are one part Oxygen, / Which fish⟳ borrow or steal⟳, / It's here again, gone again. Do you miss⟳ it? How do you feel⟳?”
“Numb and grimsome. It is a disgrace.”
“The appellation, melancholia, / Rings grimsome cannotations [sic] to the mind⟳ / Of fearful lapses caused by constant thought / Of hardships, accusations and forebodings, / Preying to disorient in space / The will to reason⟳ and for what one wrought.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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