English Explanatory Dictionary

grum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Morose, stern, surly, sullen.
  2. Low, deep in the throat; guttural

Pronunciation

/ɡɹʌm/

Word forms

grum grummer grummest

Etymology

From Middle English grom, from Old English grom, gram (“angry, wrathful”), from Proto-Germanic *gramaz (“angry, bearing a grudge”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to thunder, rub, tear, scratch”). Probably influenced in form by glum. Compare also Danish grum (“cruel, atrocious, fell”), Swedish grym (“cruel, furious, terrible”). See also grim, gram, grump.

Synonyms

glum grim sour

Derived words

grumly grumness
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