as in filthy
not clean
this mirror is so grimy you can barely see your reflection in it
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Recent Examples of grimy
Its use of bodycam footage adds an air of realism and a camera-shaking chaos, and there is a healthy serving of grimy violence.
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Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But beneath its grimy sewers and subways lurks a threat unlike anything Peter Parker has faced before.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Sacramento County inspectors cited the Vietnamese restaurant after discovering grimy utensils, mold and other health code violations.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Excessive depictions of pain, as in Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, can curdle understanding into a kind of grimy sympathy or, worse, distaste.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But beneath its grimy sewers and subways lurks a threat unlike anything Peter Parker has faced before.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Sacramento County inspectors cited the Vietnamese restaurant after discovering grimy utensils, mold and other health code violations.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Excessive depictions of pain, as in Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, can curdle understanding into a kind of grimy sympathy or, worse, distaste.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimy
Adjective
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Chicagoans will have no one to hold accountable at the ballot box when the buses don’t arrive and rail stations are filthy and crime-ridden.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The plastic waste China received was filthy, much of it too dirty to be cleaned, shredded, and turned into new plastic.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Its head is outfitted with LED lights that illuminate dark, dusty areas.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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For a piece in this week’s issue, Helfand speaks with all parties involved, and even visits Elvis in his current resting place, amid dusty knickknacks and towering piles of junk in an office behind a mechanic’s garage.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Not worrying about getting dirty or anything like that.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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These guys are out here sweating, getting their hands dirty.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Dec. 2022
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There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Palestinian families who had returned to live among the ruins of the devastated neighborhood during the ceasefire once again fled, piling mattresses and belongings on donkey carts and escaping on muddy roads.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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Tidy up all those tight spaces—tub seals, sink drains, car vents—or spiff up a pair of muddy sneakers.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After signing autographs and posing for photos at O’Hare, Blagojevich landed in Denver and then hopped into a black SUV with two of his attorneys to report to the prison — with a camera-toting helicopter tracking his movement and the image streamed live on TV websites.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Attaching the Freyja to a Chair The Freyja is a black pad that measures 38 by 16 inches (HW) and has soft, flat padding arranged in polygonal panels.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Grimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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