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
Gliding between sublime melodies and grimy, guttural dissonance, the record is cinematic in its acoustic grandeur and intimate in its inspection – à la Mitski and Anohni and the Johnsons.
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 May 2025
For starters, the grizzled, grimy Rob is increasingly wounded and covered in blood as the evening proceeds.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 May 2025
From wandering cats to grimy floors, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants in May.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
Havoc takes place in a grimy American metropolis that’s part Chicago, part Detroit, and part Gotham City.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 May 2025
For starters, the grizzled, grimy Rob is increasingly wounded and covered in blood as the evening proceeds.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 May 2025
From wandering cats to grimy floors, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City area restaurants in May.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
Havoc takes place in a grimy American metropolis that’s part Chicago, part Detroit, and part Gotham City.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimy
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Troubled Factories: The medications came mostly from plants in India where inspectors found contaminated drugs, filthy labs and falsified records.—
Debbie Cenziper,
ProPublica,
17 June 2025
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The next year, his fame reached a new echelon after the release of Pumping Iron, a docudrama that highlighted Schwarzenegger's strange charisma and filthy sense of humor.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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This record is a gentle correction for listeners who think of blues as either dusty or loud.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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Workers in overalls walk down dusty streets that turn into dusty tracks before petering out to nowhere.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Washing Machine Cleaner Your clothes aren’t the only things that get dirty in the laundry room.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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The effort is big business with organized, managed, paid people doing the dirty work.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
13 June 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
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Furthermore, stormy weather in Stockholm meant the muddy pitch would favour the hosts’ more pragmatic style.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Earlier pressings of this record sounded muddy and boxed in, but here, the piano sparkles and the guitar cuts.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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The black coffee and ablutions came promptly at 3: 30 a.m. each morning, followed by a toe-curling breakfast.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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He is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes and weighing 190 pounds.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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“Grimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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