grimly

«grimly» in Mova's school dictionary: In a stern, serious way, without smiling, often when… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

In a stern, serious way, without smiling, often when trouble is expected. tree →

sense in the lessons

characters speak or act with grim seriousness, often before a hard task or a danger

examples

• «We must go on,» he said grimly. tree →
• The soldiers marched grimly towards the hill. tree →
• The pirates listened grimly to the news. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «grimly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.