Antonyms for grimy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : grahy-mee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraɪ mi |
Definition of grimy
Origin :- 1610s, from grime + -y (2). "App[arently] not in literary use during the 18th c." [OED]. Related: Griminess.
- adj dirty
- There was something lying on a bed covered by a grimy sheet.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- I shudder to think of the grimy network that lies on either hand.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- Then he jerked a grimy thumb in the direction of the back room.
- Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
- After all, if you were small, the grimy beetle crawled on—which was just what you wanted it to do.
- Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
- That's what made you so grimy that day Mrs. Halden came in for tea!
- Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
- He lies back on the grimy pillow, breathing fast and painfully.
- Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King
- In the far corner was a smithy, where a grimy lad was at work.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- There, just in the middle, a factory displays its grimy buildings.
- Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
- A windy day, we had said in the grimy recesses of Cliff and Dover streets.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
- His cap was slouched over his eyes, and his face was as grimy as the roads he mended.
- Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed
Synonyms for grimy
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