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Very serious or gloomy in expression or demeanor

Horrifying or terrifying to the senses

Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding

Unrelentingly harsh

Determined and unrelenting in one's resolve

Lacking genuine levity or mirth

Lacking in health or wellbeing

Of low or poor quality

Without pity or compassion

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

Not easy to please or satisfy

Harshly sarcastic or satirical in nature

(of a person) Lacking sophistication or refinement

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

Looking exhausted, stressed, or poor in condition

To a total, utter or complete degree

Unpleasant or offensive due to being dirty or slovenly

Consumed by stress, worry or anxiety

Plain, unembellished and straight to the point, often uncomfortably so

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Adjective

Very serious or gloomy in expression or demeanor

uncommunicative

ill-humoured^UK

strictly business

bound and determined

evil-intentioned

down in the mouth

with a long face

like a bear with a sore head

having short fuse

hot under collar

easily frightened

easily agitated

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

easily offended

having a fit of the sulks

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“He had dark circles under his eyes and a grim expression on his face.”

Adjective

Horrifying or terrifying to the senses

life-threatening

demoralizing^US

blood-and-thunder

demoralising^UK

ill-favoured^UK

poverty-stricken

unfavourable^UK

phantasmagorical

misproportioned

like the back end of a bus

unprepossessing

involving bloodshed

beyond contempt

too horrible for words

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably wicked

indescribably evil

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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“The grim discovery of a dead man in a Govan flat was one of the most sensational murders Glasgow has known.”

Adjective

Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding

unfavourable^UK

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

disadvantageous

in the doldrums

heart-wrenching

full of hardship

given to looking on the black side

looking on the black side

sorry for yourself

down-in-the-mouth

poverty-stricken

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“It is a grim story about an aspiring scriptwriter who becomes involved in a triangle involving a young would-be starlet and her sister, a singer.”

Adjective

Unrelentingly harsh

energy-consuming

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

emotionally draining

pick-and-shovel

overextravagant

unfavourable^UK

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“The residents of Iron City lived and worked in grim conditions while dreaming of a life in the aerial city of Zalem.”

Adjective

Determined and unrelenting in one's resolve

set in one's ways

full of determination

meaning business

bound and determined

self-opinionated

not giving an inch

dyed-in-the-wool

stubborn as a mule

incontrovertible

pulling no punches

as game as Ned Kelly

unaccommodating

having down pat

unchallengeable

stop at nothing

standing one's ground

committed to the idea of

sticking to one's guns

tough nut to crack

not backward in coming forward

single-minded about

with a will of one's own

as stubborn as a mule

determined to have one's own way

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

full of get-up-and-go

clearly defined

on one's mettle

having killer instinct

beyond question

bred-in-the-bone

tried and tested

beyond a shadow of a doubt

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

nose to grindstone

keen as mustard

proof against persuasion

in for long haul

set in concrete

action-oriented

set in your ways

going for broke

like a ball of fire

meaning what one says

desiring success

tall in the saddle

insistent about

black-and-white

not discouraged

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

through-and-through

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

tough as old boots

as tough as old boots

with one's shoulder to the wheel

with one's nose to the grindstone

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

not subject to change

spoiling for a fight

ready for action

hundred percent

without reservations

high-principled

divinely inspired

alive and kicking

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

full of vim and vigour

bright and breezy

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“Sam wiped away her tears of joy and donned a look of grim determination.”

Adjective

Lacking genuine levity or mirth

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“Ian Cawsey recalled with grim humor the moment when he almost died.”

Adjective

Lacking in health or wellbeing

on the sick list

under the weather

hospitalised^UK

hospitalized^US

under medication

running temperature

like death warmed up

not in good shape

green about the gills

sick as a parrot

at death's door

not up to snuff

feeling terrible

out of commission

confined to bed

green around the gills

suffering from motion sickness

suffering from altitude sickness

in poor condition

out of condition

not a hundred percent

not feeling well

sick to one's stomach

the worse for wear

not up to the mark

slightly unwell

hypochondriacal

not feeling up to snuff

chronically ill

green around gills

about to throw up

suffering from radiation sickness

green at the gills

in declining health

as white as a sheet

as white as a ghost

rabies-infected

foaming at the mouth

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“We are shivering, wrapped up in our shawls, feeling grim with cold hands and feet.”

Adjective

Of low or poor quality

bargain-basement

dissatisfactory

not up to scratch

less-than-stellar

not up to snuff

a load of pants

twopenny-halfpenny

cheap and nasty

good-for-nothing

thrown together

of poor quality

of little value

of no financial value

no great shakes

would fetch nothing

of negligible value

not good enough

not up to standard

not worth a hill of beans

of little worth

nickel-and-dime

of little financial value

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“The grim quality of army food convinced him there was a place in professional cooking for the low-priced, preserved, dried, and canned goods then beginning to appear on the market.”

Adjective

Without pity or compassion

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

lacking compassion

with a heart of stone

uncompassionate

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

evil-intentioned

out for revenge

life-threatening

confrontational

ill-humoured^UK

rubbing the wrong way

killer instinct

not have the time for

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

on a short fuse

individualistic

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Adjective

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

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Adjective

Not easy to please or satisfy

unaccommodating

over-particular

high-maintenance

over-censorious

hard to satisfy

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

over-fastidious

impossible to please

easily disgusted

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Adjective

Harshly sarcastic or satirical in nature

extremely critical

rubbing the wrong way

evil-intentioned

dripping with malice

accidentally on purpose

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Adjective

(of a person) Lacking sophistication or refinement

unsophisticated

near the knuckle

lacking in social graces

rough-and-ready

uncommunicative

in a state of nature

low-down-and-dirty

rough-and-tumble

in its natural state

close to the bone

like a bull in a china shop

socially unsure

socially awkward

undiscriminating

ungentlemanlike

straightforward

not afraid to call a spade a spade

low-down and dirty

uncomplimentary

lacking in propriety

with two left feet

pulling no punches

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

not beating about the bush

straight from the shoulder

calling a spade a spade

dishonourable^UK

ill-humoured^UK

dishonorable^US

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Adjective

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

lacking harmony

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Adjective

Looking exhausted, stressed, or poor in condition

on your last legs

the worse for wear

with sunken cheeks

out on one's feet

worn to a frazzle

asleep on one's feet

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Adjective

To a total, utter or complete degree

dyed-in-the-wool

through and through

in every respect

no holds barred

without reservations

no ifs ands or buts

through-and-through

without reservation

nothing other than

without qualification

one-hundred percent

no strings attached

rightly so called

without reserve

with no strings

without restrictions

no-holds-barred

untrammelled^UK

hundred percent

lock stock and barrel

incontrovertible

straightforward

all-encompassing

honest-to-goodness

stick out like sore thumb

plenipotentiary

to the exclusion of everything else

free from doubt

greatest amount of

greatest possible

unchallengeable

encyclopedic^US

brutally honest

pulling no punches

encyclopaedic^UK

beyond question

as sure as eggs is eggs

minding p's and q's

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Adjective

Unpleasant or offensive due to being dirty or slovenly

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Adjective

Consumed by stress, worry or anxiety

with your back to the wall

terror-stricken

at the end of your tether

in a tight spot

in difficulties

in a tight corner

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of one's rope

hot and bothered

between a rock and a hard place

in dire straits

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Adjective

Plain, unembellished and straight to the point, often uncomfortably so

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

brutally honest

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

straight-talking

pulling no punches

brief and to the point

calling a spade a spade

straight-shooting

speaking one's mind

lay it on the line

call a spade a spade

saying what one thinks

not afraid to call a spade a spade

straight-from-the-shoulder

laying it on the line

calling spade a spade

straight to the point

speaking as one finds

confrontational

clearly expressed

incontrovertible

not beating around the bush

black-and-white

easily understandable

speaking straight from the shoulder

not pulling any punches

telling it like it is

no beating around the bush

lacking subtlety

eyeball-to-eyeball

easily understood

black and white

no strings attached

no holds barred

no ifs ands or buts

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