grimier; grimiest
griminess
noun
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this mirror is so grimy you can barely see your reflection in it
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Interest in repairing the well Reese, friends and volunteers spent Saturday in the scorching heat nailing wooden shingles to repair the roof that covers the well and cleaning the stones that were grimy from years of neglect.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2024
Here and there — an underpass, public library bathroom stall, in front of CVS — a needle is left jutting from a bare, grimy foot, and a head droops to the ground into unconsciousness.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Enlarge / A slightly grimy Hyundai Ioniq 5 on an unusually wet and gray day in Southern California.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024
This change in vantage scrambles the language of the typical slasher movie: Because the killer is essentially a mute animal (unlike the deranged protagonist of grimy ’80s slasher Maniac and its remake), sticking close to him results in long scenes of wordless, plotless hiking.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 31 May 2024
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2024
Here and there — an underpass, public library bathroom stall, in front of CVS — a needle is left jutting from a bare, grimy foot, and a head droops to the ground into unconsciousness.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
Hyundai Ioniq 5 Enlarge / A slightly grimy Hyundai Ioniq 5 on an unusually wet and gray day in Southern California.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 June 2024
This change in vantage scrambles the language of the typical slasher movie: Because the killer is essentially a mute animal (unlike the deranged protagonist of grimy ’80s slasher Maniac and its remake), sticking close to him results in long scenes of wordless, plotless hiking.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 31 May 2024
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“Grimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grimy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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