grimly
How many syllables in grimly?
There are 2 syllables in the word grimly.How to pronounce grimly:
Synonyms for grimly:
abusively
aggressively
assertively
balefully
brutally
brutishly
callously
darkly
decidedly
determinedly
firmly
forbiddingly
gruffly
harshly
heartlessly
inhumanely
inhumanly
insensitively
menacingly
mercilessly
obdurately
ominously
pitilessly
resolutely
ruthlessly
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Antonyms for grimly:
blithely
carelessly
casually
cheerfully
easily
effortlessly
facilely
flippantly
frivolously
heedlessly
indifferently
jovially
light-heartedly
lightly
minor
nonchalantly
simply
slightingly
tenuously
thoughtlessly
uncaringly
unsubstantially
unthinkingly
without consideration
without thought
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- clouding
- cinquain
- curling
- vasty
- lowered
- wardrobe
- hackneyed
- strangers
- snaking
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- trigraph
- pseudo
- humbled
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- errands
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- bleakness
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- piteous
- siblings
- pungent
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- putted
- permeate
- glimmer
- beset
- valleys
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Syllable Fun Fact
In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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