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单词 grimy
释义

grimy

adjective

ˈgrī-mē How to pronounce grimy (audio)
grimier; grimiest
: full of or covered with grime : dirty
griminess noun

Synonyms

  • bedraggled
  • befouled
  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • besmirched
  • black
  • blackened
  • cruddy
  • dingy
  • dirty
  • draggled
  • dusty
  • filthy
  • foul
  • grotty [chiefly British]
  • grubby
  • grungy
  • mucky
  • muddy
  • nasty
  • smudged
  • smutty
  • soiled
  • sordid
  • stained
  • sullied
  • unclean
  • uncleanly
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Example Sentences

this mirror is so grimy you can barely see your reflection in it
Recent Examples on the Web Alan Donahue’s set design centers on a bridge, which is utilized for several scenes on or near the river Thames, and atmospheric lighting by Diane D. Fairchild evokes the grimy docks and ubiquitous fogs of 19th century London. Emily Mcclanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Like Las Vegas itself, the arts district is a mixture of the rough, the grimy and the sublime. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 Her expectations of a green and pleasant land were quickly overturned: London was drab and grimy; her classmates at school in Cambridge were snobs who mocked her Caribbean accent. Malcolm Forbes, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Have a grimy sheet pan that no amount of scrubbing will get clean? Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022 Yet the poet’s name likely conjures a host of grimy associations with Latin Quarter destitution, drugs, disease, and dissonant, avant-garde art. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 8 July 2022 Its motley assembly of muscular club bangers and cameo-laden anthems lacked the grimy amiability so prevalent in the songs from his early mixtape run. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2022 Characterized by a grimy, chaotic mishmash of hipster fashion, ’80s maximalism, and ’90s grunge, Indie Sleaze was lo-fi and DIY but above all hedonistic. José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 22 July 2022 Her next memory was waking up the following morning unclothed on a grimy, bare mattress. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

grimy

adjective

ˈgrī-mē How to pronounce grimy (audio)
grimier; grimiest
: dirty entry 1 sense 1

grimy

adjective

as in filthy
not clean this mirror is so grimy you can barely see your reflection in it

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • filthy
  • dusty
  • dirty
  • stained
  • muddy
  • blackened
  • black
  • nasty
  • dingy
  • grubby
  • greasy
  • grungy
  • smudged
  • messy
  • mucky
  • grotty
  • sordid
  • begrimed
  • soiled
  • unclean
  • bedraggled
  • cruddy
  • befouled
  • sullied
  • polluted
  • draggled
  • uncleanly
  • smutty
  • sloppy
  • besmirched
  • chaotic
  • foul
  • messed
  • bemired
  • unwashed
  • unsanitary
  • littered
  • insanitary
  • scruffy
  • contaminated
  • confused
  • germy
  • unkempt
  • impure
  • squalid
  • scuzzy
  • uncleaned
  • disheveled
  • cluttered
  • gunky
  • shabby
  • tainted
  • unsterile
  • slovenly
  • sooty
  • untidy
  • sleazy
  • rumpled
  • muddled
  • defiled
  • jumbled
  • skanky
  • unsterilized
  • raunchy
  • mussy
  • disarrayed
  • disordered
  • dishevelled
  • mussed
  • disarranged
  • fuliginous
  • crocked
  • collied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clean
  • spotless
  • immaculate
  • unsullied
  • unsoiled
  • stainless
  • pure
  • ultraclean
  • unstained
  • clear
  • cleanly
  • limpid
  • cleaned
  • neat
  • tidy
  • spic-and-span
  • spick-and-span
  • orderly
  • shiny
  • bleached
  • cleansed
  • bright
  • whitened
  • combed
  • perfect
  • groomed
  • sparkling
  • untouched
  • ordered
  • flawless
  • unpolluted
  • purified
  • wholesome
  • unblemished
  • unspotted
  • untainted
  • virgin
  • undefiled
  • taintless
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