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Webster 1913 Edition
Grum
Grum
(grŭm)
, Adj.
[Cf. Dan.
grum
furious, Sw. grym
, AS. gram
, and E. grim
, and grumble
. √35.] 1.
Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim.
“Nick looked sour and grum.” Arbuthnof.
2.
Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling;
as, a
. grum
voiceWebster 1828 Edition
Grum
GRUM
, a.1.
Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly.2.
Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as a grum voice.Definition 2024
grum
grum
English
Adjective
grum (comparative grummer, superlative grummest)
- Morose, stern, surly, sullen.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger Poeple's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 58:
- She cast a speculative look upon her husband, silent and grum as if he had been thus gruffly carved out of wood.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger Poeple's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 58:
- Low, deep in the throat; guttural
- a grum voice
Synonyms
Derived terms
- grumly
- grumness