as in dustiness
the state or quality of being dirty
disgusted by the griminess in which the previous tenant had left the appliances
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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 griminess
Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down a local Mexican supermarket after discovering a blocked sink, a grimy ice machine and food being stored on the floor.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Strong winds carried fine particles into the atmosphere, which then mixed with precipitation and fell as grimy precipitation across the Midwest and East Coast, leading to reports of dirty rain in states including Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Parker Posey was taking in the scene — rows of bathroom stall doors, grimy mirrors and industrial white sinks.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Dedicate an old toothbrush to scrubbing grimy coffee residue from corners of the drip tray.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down a local Mexican supermarket after discovering a blocked sink, a grimy ice machine and food being stored on the floor.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Strong winds carried fine particles into the atmosphere, which then mixed with precipitation and fell as grimy precipitation across the Midwest and East Coast, leading to reports of dirty rain in states including Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Parker Posey was taking in the scene — rows of bathroom stall doors, grimy mirrors and industrial white sinks.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for griminess
Adjective
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The new house is now disgustingly filthy and filled with trash and the smell of cat urine.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The common areas of the building have been filthy, too: trash all around the grounds and dirty stairwells.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An earnest, has-a-costume-for-everything kind of guy, Daub is allergic to the greige and the dinge.—
Sandra Upson,
Wired,
18 Jan. 2021
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Dinges said the two crewmembers whose sleep remained steady -- even in the absence of conventional daylight -- were those who kept to a strict schedule and found other ways to control their biological clocks.—
Michael Nedelman,
CNN,
1 June 2017
Adjective
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Down a dusty street in Jereif West, Fatima Bahlawi, 20 months old, lay wailing in her mother’s arms, waving limbs that were thin as sticks.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Seen from there, the sandstone pylons of Luxor’s temple rose to an open sky, eternally patient in the dusty, pearlescent light.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tom Hardy stars in the neo-noir crime thriller as a corrupt detective named Walker, who shoots, punches, and drop-kicks his way through an entire criminal underworld to rescue the estranged son of dirty politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker).—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Nearly every dish/pan in the place was dirty multiple times a day.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
25 Apr. 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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The two groups meet on a muddy basketball court, and fight.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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She’s worn her pair over muddy trails, through waterfalls, and more.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, hung on the walls are vintage Italian posters and the floor is composed of alternating rust, black, and white tiles; walls are painted with a faint green Venetian plaster.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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The antibody provided mice with full protection against five snakes - the black mamba and a mix of cobras.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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“Griminess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/griminess. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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