A coinage invented to describe the kind of weather found in the winter in places where winter mostly consists of greyness, dampness, and cold, such as Seattle. It meant to simultaneously evoke grey, dismal, and drizzle.
Although the day was grizmal, she put on her ski jacket and did her best to appreciate the drizzle, the leaden skies, and the stiffening cold wind.
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by bluecarlos May 14, 2008
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Refers to something especially a performance so poor as to give no hope for future improvement.
Refers to something especially a performance so poor as to give no hope for future improvement.
by Eschatonic March 18, 2010
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Meaning to be or act clown like.
Derived from the name Joseph Grimaldi, a 15th century clown
Meaning to be or act clown like.
Derived from the name Joseph Grimaldi, a 15th century clown
"She was acting quite grimaldish this morning."
" A grimaldish pattern decorated the walls."
"He laughed in a very grimaldish tone."
"The calliope was playing some very grimaldish music."
" A grimaldish pattern decorated the walls."
"He laughed in a very grimaldish tone."
"The calliope was playing some very grimaldish music."
by Turnpike.20 May 29, 2019
Get the Grimaldish mug.the intersection of grim and dismal, like, for example, most jobs (with "e.g. working for walmart" being the best example for people who don't work to imagine what working might be like). other examples would be english cuisine, waterboarding (for the waterboardee), all of the circles of hell, also purgatory etc., a tea party with actual tea party members, going ice fishing with the cable guy, etc. etc. most people lead lives that are both dismal and grim, so this shouldn't be a hard idea for most of you to imagine.
"so, you clean the inside of sewage tanks for a living, what's that like?"
"generally i'm a postive person and i don't like to sound self pitying or negative, but, in a word, pretty grismal"
"generally i'm a postive person and i don't like to sound self pitying or negative, but, in a word, pretty grismal"
by RRobertson December 9, 2013
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