grimly adverb (UNPLEASANTLY)
Is grimly a real word?
in a stern, sinister, fierce, or forbidding way:The mood has turned bleak here as the populace prepares grimly for a period of prolonged hardship and, they fear, war.
Is grimly a verb or noun?
adverb. /ˈɡrɪmli/ /ˈɡrɪmli/ in a way that looks or sounds very serious. 'It won't be easy,' he said grimly.