grim

/ɡɹɪm/noun

A ghost or spirit believed to haunt a place.

Example sentences

“Villagers whispered that a grim haunted the old churchyard.”
“According to the legend, a grim appears at the crossroads on foggy nights.”

The everyday adjective means bleak and unsmiling: grim news, a grim expression, grim determination. This ghost sense is regional folklore, familiar mainly from the 'Grim Reaper'.

Related words

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