Grim and Wretched

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Grim adjective - Difficult to endure.

Usage example: this winter is supposed to be particularly grim, so stock up on firewood

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Wretched and grim are semantically related in bleak topic. In some cases you can use "Wretched" instead an adjective "Grim".

Nearby Words: grimy, grimly, grimed

Wretched adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

Usage example: lived alone in a wretched room in a run-down hotel

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Grim and wretched are semantically related in harsh topic. Sometimes you can use "Grim" instead an adjective "Wretched".

Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly

This poor wretched body, grim and gaunt Was kissed all over till it burned By lips the truest; love e'er turned His heart's own tint: one night they kissed My soul out in a burning mist.

Source: Creator / Robert Browning

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