Associations to the word «Grimy»

Wiktionary

GRIMY, adjective. Stained, or covered with grime.
GRIMY, adjective. (music) From the urban musical genre called grime.

Dictionary definition

GRIMY, adjective. Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen".

Wise words

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