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Definition of "grimy" []

  • Covered or smudged with grime. See Synonyms at dirty. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "grimy" in a sentence
  • "He stayed based in grimy Marseilles, instead of resettling in Paris and becoming part of its scene and myth."
  • "The story of victory of Jamal in grimy settings touches the basest emotions in man."
  • "When we got to the Reyes compound in Tlachichuca, it was almost 9 pm and we were grimy from a day spent wading through Mexico's rural bus system."