grimygrim‧y /ˈɡraɪmi/ adjective 
Examples
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- grimy factories
- Chris was in a grimy apron, sweeping up.
- It was difficult to see through the grimy windows of the cafe.
- The whole town was grimy from smoke and coal-dust.
- A pile of grimy bed-linen lies in what was once a ward.
- Each upper surface is further highlighted in a dusting of grimy soot.
- Her face was grimy, swollen from tears and smeared with food.
- New York City is bigger, but crowded and grimy.
- Then the townhouses give way to dowdy apartment complexes with grimy windows facing the street.
- Two doors down had grimy windows and grimier curtains, and a light shining from the kitchen.
THESAURUS► dirty
Collocations not clean: · His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands.
► filthy very dirty: · Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness.
► muddy covered with mud: · It had been raining hard and the path was muddy.
► dusty covered with dust: · the dusty shelves in the attic
► greasy covered with oil or grease: · Greasy food is bad for your health.
► grubby (also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: · He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt.· mucky fingers
► grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: · I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train.
► dingy looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: · We worked in a dingy little office behind the station.
► polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: · 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air.
► contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: · The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food.
► squalid formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: · People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation.
► unhygienic formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: · The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions.
► unsanitary (also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: · People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes.· They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions.
► soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: · Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible.
Longman Language Activatordirty► dirty not clean: · Look how dirty your hands are!· Take off those dirty jeans.· We were hot and dirty after working in the garden all afternoon.· Do you have any dirty clothes you need me to wash?get dirty (=become dirty): · How did the floor get so dirty?
► muddy covered in mud: · Your shoes are really muddy - take them off before you come in.· They moved slowly along the muddy footpath.· She left a trail of muddy footprints behind her.
► dusty a dusty room, piece of furniture etc is covered in dust, especially because no one has cleaned it or moved it for a long time: · The room was dark and dusty.· dusty shelves· The journal was dusty and beginning to fall apart.
► greasy something that is greasy looks dirty because it has an oily substance on it: · greasy pots and pans· Dick wiped his hands on a greasy rag.· Her long greasy hair hung down to her shoulders.
► grubby something that is grubby is fairly dirty, usually because it has been used a lot and not washed: · He blew his nose with a grubby handkerchief.· Her coat was grubby and one of the sleeves was torn.· From his back pocket Robert took out a grubby scrap of paper.
► grimy something that is grimy has a covering of dirt on its surface, especially because it has not been cleaned for a long time: · Chris was in a grimy apron, sweeping up.· The whole town was grimy from smoke and coal-dust.· It was difficult to see through the grimy windows of the cafe.
► mucky especially British, informal dirty: · Don't wear your best shoes -- you'll only get them all mucky.· The cafeteria was self-service, and guests had to carry their food on little plastic trays to mucky tables.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► window
covered with dirt SYN filthy: · He could see some one moving beyond the grimy window of the office.· Then the townhouses give way to dowdy apartment complexes with grimy windows facing the street.· Two doors down had grimy windows and grimier curtains, and a light shining from the kitchen.· She slept unexpectedly soundly, and when she next opened her eyes, daylight was filtering in through the rather grimy window.· Through the grimy window of the boathouse a night-light old-mastered Franky's sleeping face.
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