Answer: grimly

AnswerCrossword Clue
GRIMLY"Brothers," said Tom ...
GRIMLYHow bad news is often received
GRIMLYIn a dreary way
GRIMLYIn a sinister way
GRIMLYIn a forbidding way
GRIMLYIn a mirthless manner
grimlyfierce in disposition or action savage
grimlyGRIM, stern and unrelenting
grimlyastly, repellent, or sinister in character a grim tale
grimlyern or forbidding in action or appearance a grim taskmaster
grimlyflinching unyielding grim determination