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[ grahy-mee ] / ˈgraɪ mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grimy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, grim·i·er, grim·i·est.covered with grime; dirty: I shook his grimy hand. Origin of grimyFirst recorded in 1605–15; grime + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM grimygrim·i·ly, adverbgrim·i·ness, nounWords nearby grimyGrimm, the brothers, grimoire, Grim Reaper, Grimsby, Grimsel Pass, grimy, grin, grin and bear it, grinch, Grinch Stole Christmas, How the, grind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grimyPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Half a dozen men sit on the floor in a grimy rented storefront in the crowded Khyber Bazaar. Obama’s Deadly Informants: The Drone Spotters of Pakistan|Umar Farooq, Syed Fakhar Kakakhel|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was the proprietor of a grimy chicken joint in Rochester, New York. The Loser Who Wanted to Be the ISIS Agent Next Door|Michael Daly|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST At the end of the opening heist, I could practically feel my feet sinking into the grimy sand of Revere Beach. Book Bag: The Best Heists in Fact, Film, and Fiction|Matthew Quirk|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST When they returned, many came to this small building with arched windows only a few blocks from the grimy Caspian beach. The Caucasus Connection|Anna Nemtsova|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The closest agents get to that in, say, cold and grimy New York is eating in their cars. Exclusive: Paula Broadwell’s Emails Revealed|Michael Daly|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST Suddenly she perceived that her dress was wet with perspiration and grimy with dust. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly|Hamlin Garland Unless it happens to be a thorough express, the plush is caked with dirt, the floor is grimy, and the windows dirty. Darkwater|W. E. B. Du Bois Little puffs of red dust, lifted by the plunging hoofs of passing teams, dispersed in a grimy shower upon the recumbent man. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales|Bret Harte It is pleasant to turn from so grimy a subject to the work for which Flinders' tastes and talents peculiarly fitted him. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders|Ernest Scott Here cluster just ordinary little one-funnelled trawlers, grimy little every-day vessels. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 28th, 1916|Various
Words related to grimydingy, messy, grubby, grungy, squalid, filthy, soiled, foul, nasty, sleazy, smutty, sooty, sordid, unclean, mucky, begrimed, besmirched, cruddy, scuzzy, smeared |