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    grimy
    /ˈɡrʌɪmi/

    adjective

    • 1. covered with or characterized by grime: "the grimy industrial city"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRIMY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈɡraɪ.mi / us / ˈɡraɪ.mi / Add to word list. dirty: The child's face was grimy and streaked with tears. Synonyms. cruddy. dirty (NOT CLEAN) filthy (DIRTY) grubby. grungy informal. mucky informal. soiled. squalid (DIRTY) disapproving. unclean. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not clean. dirty This shirt is dirty.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRIMY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈɡraɪ.mi / uk / ˈɡraɪ.mi / Add to word list. dirty: The child's face was grimy and streaked with tears. Synonyms. cruddy. dirty (NOT CLEAN) filthy (DIRTY) grubby. grungy informal. mucky informal. soiled. squalid (DIRTY) disapproving. unclean. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not clean. dirty This shirt is dirty.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grimyGrimy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. ˈgrī-mē. grimier; grimiest. Synonyms of grimy. : full of or covered with grime : dirty. griminess noun. Synonyms. bedraggled. befouled. begrimed. bemired. besmirched. blackened. cruddy. dingy. dirty. draggled. dusty. filthy. foul. grotty [chiefly British] grubby. grungy. mucky. muddy. nasty. smudged. smutty. soiled. sordid. stained.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grimyGrimy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Grimy things are so dirty that it takes some scrubbing to clean them. You'll probably feel pretty grimy after a day spent trying to fix the engine of an old car. When something is grimy, the dirt is ingrained or set in, not just on the surface.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrimy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of grimy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRIMY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Something that is grimy is very dirty..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordGRIMY - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

    Master the word "GRIMY" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › grimyGrimy - definition of grimy by The Free Dictionary

    grimy - thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › grimy_adjgrimy, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective grimy is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for grimy is from 1612, in the writing of William Parkes, satirist. grimy is formed within English, by derivation.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryGRIMY definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

    Something that is grimy is very dirty..... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.