grimyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡrʌɪmi/, U.S.

/ˈɡraɪmi/

Etymology: < grime n. + -y suffix¹; compare Flemish grijmig.

a. Covered with grime; begrimed, black, dirty. Also, dark-complexioned, swarthy. Apparently not in literary use during the 18th cent. (cf. quot. 1848); Todd (1818) cites it from H. More.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adjective] > grimy

smotryc1407

grimed1483

smuggy?1518

collied1600

grimy1612

bruckled1648

smutty1650

besmutted1829

engrained1843

begrimed1865

1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 54 Vulcan vowing in his grymy breast, His wiues dishonour shall inrich his chest.

1630 Tincker of Turvey 3 Grimy face, all smutted ore, His tan'd hide tough as Wild boare.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. D^v Foure grisly black-smiths..with stern grimy look do still avise Upon their works.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxvii. 149 In his grimy hands he held a knotted stick.

1848 T. De Quincey Sortilege & Astrol. in Wks. (1890) XIII. 262 He returned; looking more lugubrious than ever—more grim—more grimy (if grime yields any such adjective).

1883 Longman's Mag. July 256 Most frequently the grimiest families are not the poorest.

in combination.1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers (1862) III. 12 The keel is a tubby grimy looking craft.

b. figurative. Unpleasant, mean. (Cf. quot. 1848 at sense a.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant

loatha700

unsweetc890

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unquemeOE

un-i-quemeOE

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undelightinga1774

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ungenial1796

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ungracious1807

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uncongenial1813

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ferocious1877

displeasurable1879

rebarbative1892

charming1893

crook1898

naar1900

peppery1901

negative1902

poisonous1906

off-putting1935

unsympathetic1937

piggy1942

funky1946

umpty1948

pooey1967

minging1970

Scrooge-like1976

sucky1984

stank1991

stanky1991

1833 C. Dickens Let. ?15 Apr. (1965) I. 19 The machinery is finished,..the Orchestra complete—and the manager grimy.

1834 C. Dickens Let. 3 Sept. (1965) I. 41 The grimy monotony of my every-day life.

1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues 374 Grimy, sour, unpleasant.

Draft additions 1993

ˈgrimily adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adverb] > in grimy manner

grimily1889

1889 Cent. Dict. 2624/2 Grimily, in a grimy manner or condition; foully.

1981 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. xii. 11/4 What a dump! And what attention has been lavished on getting it to look so grimily right.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grimy
释义	grimyadj. Brit. /ˈɡrʌɪmi/, U.S. /ˈɡraɪmi/ Etymology: < grime n. + -y suffix¹; compare Flemish grijmig. a. Covered with grime; begrimed, black, dirty. Also, dark-complexioned, swarthy. Apparently not in literary use during the 18th cent. (cf. quot. 1848); Todd (1818) cites it from H. More. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adjective] > grimy smotryc1407 grimed1483 smuggy?1518 collied1600 grimy1612 bruckled1648 smutty1650 besmutted1829 engrained1843 begrimed1865 1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 54 Vulcan vowing in his grymy breast, His wiues dishonour shall inrich his chest. 1630 Tincker of Turvey 3 Grimy face, all smutted ore, His tan'd hide tough as Wild boare. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. D^v Foure grisly black-smiths..with stern grimy look do still avise Upon their works. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxvii. 149 In his grimy hands he held a knotted stick. 1848 T. De Quincey Sortilege & Astrol. in Wks. (1890) XIII. 262 He returned; looking more lugubrious than ever—more grim—more grimy (if grime yields any such adjective). 1883 Longman's Mag. July 256 Most frequently the grimiest families are not the poorest. in combination.1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers (1862) III. 12 The keel is a tubby grimy looking craft. b. figurative. Unpleasant, mean. (Cf. quot. 1848 at sense a.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > unpleasant loatha700 unsweetc890 grimlyc893 unquemeOE un-i-quemeOE evila1131 sourc1175 illc1220 unhightlyc1275 unwelcomec1325 unblithec1330 unnetc1330 unrekena1350 unagreeablec1374 uncouthc1380 unsavouryc1380 displeasantc1386 unlikinga1398 ungaina1400 crabbedc1400 unlovelyc1400 displeasing1401 eschewc1420 unsoot1420 mislikinga1425 unlikelya1425 unlustya1425 fastidiousc1425 unpleasantc1430 displicable1471 unthankfulc1475 displeasant1481 uneasy1483 unpleasinga1500 unfaring1513 badc1530 malpleasant?1533 noisome1542 thanklessa1547 ungrate1548 untoothsome1548 ungreeable1550 contrary1561 disagreeable1570 offensible1575 offensive1576 naughty1578 delightlessa1586 undelightful1585 unwisheda1586 unpleasurable1587 undelightsomec1595 dislikeful1596 disliking1596 ungrateful1596 unsweet?a1600 distastive1600 impleasing1602 distasting1603 distasteful1607 unsightly1608 undelectable1610 disgustful1611 unrelishing1611 waspisha1616 undeliciousa1618 unwished-for1617 disrelishing1631 unenjoyed1643 unjoyous1645 mirya1652 unwelcomed1651 unpleasivea1656 sweet1656 injucund1657 insuave1657 unpalatable1658 unhandsome1660 undesirable1667 disrelishablea1670 uncouthsome1684 shocking1703 nasty1705 embittering1746 indelectable1751 undelightinga1774 nice and ——1796 unenjoyablea1797 ungenial1796 uncomplacent1805 ungracious1807 bitter1810 rotten1813 uncongenial1813 quarrelsome1825 grimy1833 nice1836 unrelished1863 bloody1867 unbewitching1876 ferocious1877 displeasurable1879 rebarbative1892 charming1893 crook1898 naar1900 peppery1901 negative1902 poisonous1906 off-putting1935 unsympathetic1937 piggy1942 funky1946 umpty1948 pooey1967 minging1970 Scrooge-like1976 sucky1984 stank1991 stanky1991 1833 C. Dickens Let. ?15 Apr. (1965) I. 19 The machinery is finished,..the Orchestra complete—and the manager grimy. 1834 C. Dickens Let. 3 Sept. (1965) I. 41 The grimy monotony of my every-day life. 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues 374 Grimy, sour, unpleasant. Draft additions 1993 ˈgrimily adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [adverb] > in grimy manner grimily1889 1889 Cent. Dict. 2624/2 Grimily, in a grimy manner or condition; foully. 1981 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. xii. 11/4 What a dump! And what attention has been lavished on getting it to look so grimily right. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1612
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