Definisi : 3. gloomy, suram: the ~ walls of the old fort, tembok kota lama yg suram itu; 4. unpleasant, depressing, (of life) susah, perit, menderita; (of news, prospect, etc) muram: the ~ life of the peasants, hidup susah kaum tani; they listened to the ~ news with heavy hearts, mereka mendengar berita yg muram itu dgn hati yg sedih; these factories faced the ~ prospect of having to close down, kilang-kilang ini menghadapi prospek yg muram krn akan terpaksa ditutup; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : adj 1. resolute, teguh, kuat: it was only through ~ determination, that he was able to finish the job, hanya dgn azam yg kuat dia dapat menyudahkan kerjanya; /hold on, hang on/ like ~ death, berpaut bermati-matian: he hung on to the tree like ~ death to avoid being swept away by the current, dia berpaut bermati-matian pd pokok itu utk mengelakkan drpd dihanyutkan oleh arus; 2. serious, unsmiling, serius, garang: looking rather ~, the director came out to talk to the reporters, dgn wajah yg agak serius, pengarah itu keluar utk bercakap dgn para wartawan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)