Bleakly vs Grimly - What's the difference?
bleakly | grimly |
(rare) Grim-looking, grim-natured.
* 1973 , Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me , Penguin (2001), page 94:
As adverbs the difference between bleakly and grimly
is that bleakly is in a bleak manner while grimly is in a grim manner.As an adjective grimly is
(rare) grim-looking, grim-natured.grimly
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Adjective
(er)- In reality it was the most terrifying sight I had seen to date: two fried eggs decorated with ketchup, Tabasco and chopped chillis in the semblance of a pair of bloodshot eyes – I would as soon have eaten my own leg. I waved the grimly thing away.