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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Tyler’s imprisonment at the nearby Willow Hill Psychiatric Facility—whose grimy environs recall Batman’s Arkham Asylum, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and so many other fictional houses of psychological horrors—is the site of a promising new (but easily spoiled) subplot.
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Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
In last week’s episode, Maud reappeared with a new name at a grimy pansexual club of ill repute downtown, where Oscar discovered that she too has been manipulated by forces more powerful than herself.
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Scenes are set in grimy derelict spaces or feature the ominous sound of agitated bat wings.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
But in the comic books that these movies still tap our nostalgia for, the superhero feats had to be showcased one grimy frame at a time.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
In last week’s episode, Maud reappeared with a new name at a grimy pansexual club of ill repute downtown, where Oscar discovered that she too has been manipulated by forces more powerful than herself.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2025
Scenes are set in grimy derelict spaces or feature the ominous sound of agitated bat wings.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
But in the comic books that these movies still tap our nostalgia for, the superhero feats had to be showcased one grimy frame at a time.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2025
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 20 Aug. 2025.
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