A term that is typically used to
define something that radiates hopelessness, or produces an
aura of unfortunate circumstances to come.
"The
future looked grim for the couple, as they drifted along in the lifeboat, with no food nor water to speak of."
"The desolate crater that was at some time too
far back to remember, a
thriving populace, only produced a feeling of dread, as he looked upon it's grim countenance".