grimier; grimiest
: full of or covered with grime : dirty
griminess noun

Examples of grimy in a Sentence

this mirror is so grimy you can barely see your reflection in it
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Nader has dismissed her insight completely, triggering a grimy investigation montage of exercise, combing through files, thinking while brooding in the company of coffee, cigarettes, and an old car door propped up on a chain-link fence for target practice. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 The other stuff — the glue work, the grimy work — that’s what wins in May and June. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025 Dedicate an old toothbrush to scrubbing grimy coffee residue from corners of the drip tray. Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025 Sacramento County health inspectors shut down a local Mexican supermarket after discovering a blocked sink, a grimy ice machine and food being stored on the floor. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grimy

Word History

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grimy was in 1612

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“Grimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grimy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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