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Forbidding Like The Reaper Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
GRIM which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
GRIM
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "GRIM" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- • Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- • Harshly ironic or sinister
- • Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
- • Filled with melancholy and despondency
- • Causing dejection noun
- • Specter, ghost, haunting spirit
- • Anger, wrath. verb
- • To make grim; to give a stern or forbidding aspect to. adjective
- • Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding
- • Rigid and unrelenting
- • Ghastly or sinister
- • Disgusting; gross
An example sentence would be:
- • "The detective's face wore a grim expression as he surveyed the crime scene."
- • "After the accident, she had a grim outlook on life."
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