Grim and Plain

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Grim

Grim adjective - Harsh and threatening in manner or appearance.
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Plain and grim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Grim".
Nearby Words: grimy, grimly, grimed

Plain

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
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Grim and plain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grim" instead an adjective "Plain".
Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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  • Even the Doctor, who's battled and defeated them uncountable times, always treats their arrival with a mixture of grim determination and just plain old fear.
    Source: The Dreaded / Live-Action TV
  • Malevolent Masked Men Belphegor◊, from the series of the same name, wears a gold-coloured plain and featureless variety, combined with a hood and a black cloak, making his appearance somewhat similar to the Grim Reaper.
    Source: Malevolent Masked Men
  • Parodied in Scary Movie, when the "Walking Dead teens" are in the theater wondering who the killer could be — when the Killer is right in plain sight in his Grim Reaper costume, mopping up the blood from his most recent victim.
    Source: Idiot Ball / Film
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