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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Because Mike Madigan -- legendarily grimy Illinois House speaker and all-powerful master of Democratic state politics until his 2021 resignation from office -- has finally been convicted by a federal jury of ten felonies: bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud, among other matters.
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Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Depending on how grimy your air fryer oven walls are, a soft cloth dipped in a mixture of water and vinegar might be enough to effectively degrease.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2025
Knight convincingly takes us back to the grimy, scuzzy streets of 1880s East London for a showdown in and out of the boxing ring.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Its use of bodycam footage adds an air of realism and a camera-shaking chaos, and there is a healthy serving of grimy violence.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Depending on how grimy your air fryer oven walls are, a soft cloth dipped in a mixture of water and vinegar might be enough to effectively degrease.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2025
Knight convincingly takes us back to the grimy, scuzzy streets of 1880s East London for a showdown in and out of the boxing ring.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
Its use of bodycam footage adds an air of realism and a camera-shaking chaos, and there is a healthy serving of grimy violence.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Grimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grimy. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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