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grimless en · ADJ

Etymology

From grim + -less.

Meanings

1. (nonce-word, rare) Devoid of grimness.
   • He’s near Verdun, but Reuel Godehn was discharged Dec. 7, and Lee Hanssen Jan. 21. Lee runs the sales managership of Hanson Bros., scale mfrgs., Chicago, and — and — and announces his engagement to Esther Benzies. The grimless reaper mows a wide swath. 1919 March 15, anonymous, “From Sarajevo to Amerongen—and on to St. Helena or Its Equivalent” in The Alumni Quarterly and Fortnightly Notes of the University of Illinois, volume 4, number 12, page 225
   • a strung-along compilation of "Angel's Egg" with some B-movie live-action clips make for one cheesy, grimless look into the future 2004, “Chris Sobieniak” (username), “Disney's Nausicaa the only uncut dub?” in rec.arts.anime.misc (newsgroup)
   • So gentle seemed civilization in the lonely quietness of the coast far from the humdrums of city life. As though life was grimless of impatience. 1989, Agustin T. Misola, Natela: The Russian Girl I Love, page 82:

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