Grimly
['grɪmlɪ]
Definition
(a.) Grim; hideous; stern.
(adv.) In a grim manner; fiercely.
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Examples
- I was pretty nearly, rejoined Justinian grimly; especially up Suez way. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Some sense of the grimly-ludicrous moved me to a fretful laugh, as I replied, I have looked over it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- So we mounted the horses and rode grimly on toward Magdala, cantering along in the edge of the water for want of the means of passing over it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I trust he is pleased, said Crispin grimly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I was his landlord, grimly answers Krook, taking the candle from the surgeon's outstretched hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Justinian smiled grimly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The salesman chuckled grimly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I hope Bulk succeeded, replied Crispin grimly; but what's that? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Hardly, replied the old man grimly; unless he has borrowed the wings of Icarus, for I alone have the key of the tunnel. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- There's always two to a bargain, said Maurice grimly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He smiled a little grimly, and began to write. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Thus delivering himself, Mr. Pell thrust his hands into his pockets, and, frowning grimly around, rattled three halfpence with terrible determination. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I think there will be no difficulty in clearing it up, said Lestrade, grimly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Oh,' said Mr. Winkle the elder, looking rather grimly at Bob. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mrs. Chadband composes herself grimly by the fire and warms her knees, finding that sensation favourable to the reception of eloquence. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Terkoz did, said Tarzan, grimly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I think the rascals have a wholesome dread of me now, finished the old man grimly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He perfectly knew that the public could never have got him in, but he grimly gratified himself with the idea that the public kept him out. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But, all the place was pervaded by a grimly ludicrous pretence that every pupil was childish and innocent. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Oh yes, he has, replied the Demarch grimly; but, on the plea of his wound, he will remain behind in the camp, and let his army do the work. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She herself sat primly and somewhat grimly-tidy in a cushioned rocking-chair, her hands busied with some knitting. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Lions led by a deer are not dangerous, quoth Justinian grimly, on seeing this bad generalship. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He had better have cut it out, before he came, if he can't speak in a lower tone,' said Monks, grimly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I'm glad to hear it,' said Sikes, looking grimly at Oliver; 'for the sake of his young carcase: as would otherways have suffered for it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- She looked up at me suddenly, only moving her eyes, and repeated in a grimly playful manner,-- Well? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Mrs. Bowls, late Firkin, came and listened grimly in the passage to the hysterical sniffling and giggling which went on in the front parlour. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Not much, retorted Maurice grimly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It must be forty feet high, said they, grimly; and never moved. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- And he grimly spread, close under my eyes, his ten fingers. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Wemmick drank a glass of wine, and looked with a grimly satisfied air at Mr. Jaggers, but not at me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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