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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Despite the rain, her neck is grimy.
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Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Follow these steps for cleaning your oven with a dishwasher tablet, from the oven racks to that grimy glass door.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
These aren’t the grimy factories of industrial nostalgia.
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Things picked up significantly in the second season, and by the end of the third and final season, this became a decent grimy, violent, future fantasy show.
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Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Follow these steps for cleaning your oven with a dishwasher tablet, from the oven racks to that grimy glass door.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
These aren’t the grimy factories of industrial nostalgia.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Things picked up significantly in the second season, and by the end of the third and final season, this became a decent grimy, violent, future fantasy show.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grimy
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“Grimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grimy. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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