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How to pronounce grimy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms begrimed, dingy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
Derivation grime, griminess


grimy hands.

Examples of grimy

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Its slopped-on surfaces catch countless drips that get baked into a grimy crust.
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Some say countries that welcome such grimy guests are offering a public service.
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That will complete the change from a grimy 1927 barn to a multipurpose facility.
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It doesn't feel clammy or grimy against the skin, unlike traditional itchy wool.
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No soaring monuments to Western civilization grace their drab and grimy streets.
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Boats may need extra cleaning because of the ash and grimy flotsam in the lakes.
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Andy Sutor and Si John's driving sound somehow suited the grimy Victorian shed.
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They wear clean prison uniforms or the grimy clothes in which they were caught.
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Scoot folds in half so that the tires and grimy underside are neatly tucked away.
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More examples
  • Begrimed: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
  • "Homer's Enemy" is the twenty-third episode of the eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on May 4, 1997. The episode's plot centers on the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's hiring a new employee named Frank Grimes...
  • Stained, or covered with grime