"She'll stay in her room until she confesses," said Marilla grimly.
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Grimly
//ˈɡɹɪmli//
Synonyms for "grimly" (81 found)
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14 translations across 10 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὑπόδρα adv (in a grim manner)
Finnish
1 entries- synkästi adv (in a grim manner)
French
1 entries- sinistrement adv (in a grim manner)
German
1 entries- grimmig adv (in a grim manner)
Italian
2 entries- cupamente adv (in a grim manner)
- torvamente adv (in a grim manner)
Polish
1 entries- ponuro adv (in a grim manner)
Portuguese
2 entries- sinistramente adv (in a grim manner)
- sombriamente adv (in a grim manner)
Russian
2 entries- злове́ще adv (in a grim manner)
- мра́чно adv (in a grim manner)
Spanish
2 entries- sombríamente adv (in a grim manner)
- torvamente adv (in a grim manner)
Telugu
1 entries- వికారముగా adv (in a grim manner)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Tom smiled grimly.
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The man smiled grimly, and brought a hatchet and a club.
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James nodded grimly.
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