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# grimly

adverb

«grimly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a stern, serious way, without smiling, often when trouble is expected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grimly/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grimly/#x1)
- The soldiers marched grimly towards the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grimly/#x2)
- The pirates listened grimly to the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grimly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grimly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grimly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grimly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grimly.html) on Mova free.