Synonyms for grimy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : grahy-mee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraɪ mi

Top 10 synonyms for grimy

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Définition of grimy

Origin : 1610s, from grime + -y (2). "App[arently] not in literary use during the 18th c." [OED]. Related: Griminess.

adj dirty

Example sentences :

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

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