grimy

American  

[grahy-mee] / ˈgraɪ mi /

adjective

grimier, grimiest

1. covered with grime; dirty.

   I shook his grimy hand.

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Other Word Forms

• grimily adverb
• griminess noun

Etymology

Origin of grimy

First recorded in 1605–15; grime + -y ¹

Example Sentences

All four walls had that streaked and grimy look that old rooms got in coal-burning Haarlem.

From Literature

Tenderly, the Walker stroked the small, humped back with his grimy finger.

From Literature

At seven and nine years old—blurs of untucked shirts, grimy knee pants, and stockings bagging down around their ankles— they overtook the shop with their noise.

From Literature

There’s a bowl in the sink, half filled with grimy water.

From Literature

So, too, is the film’s music, composer Anthony Willis and soundtrack artist Charlie XCX entwining raspy strings with grimy, ominous shudders.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dingy
• filthy
• grubby
• grungy
• messy
• soiled
• squalid