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
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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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2025
If the photographer is diligent, the glass will be clean, and not grimy with soot and coal from the city’s industries.
—Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Madsen, born in Chicago in September 1957 to a filmmaker mother and firefighter father, began his professional screen career in the early 1980s but became best known for playing grimy antagonists in his collaborations with Tarantino.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
On the Island of Berk, the grown-ups are huge, grimy and covered in hair, while Hiccup is all peach fuzz, flicking his mop in a Justin Bieber-style swoop.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2025
If the photographer is diligent, the glass will be clean, and not grimy with soot and coal from the city’s industries.
—Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Madsen, born in Chicago in September 1957 to a filmmaker mother and firefighter father, began his professional screen career in the early 1980s but became best known for playing grimy antagonists in his collaborations with Tarantino.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
On the Island of Berk, the grown-ups are huge, grimy and covered in hair, while Hiccup is all peach fuzz, flicking his mop in a Justin Bieber-style swoop.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimy
Adjective
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Or find a less filthy campmate.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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Away from a filthy Superdome and Convention Center where they had been holed up for days.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With Onum folded into Falcon, logs stop being dusty records and start becoming live intelligence.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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There, water to sustain such a colony may be trapped less than a foot beneath the dusty red surface.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The gentle, fragrance-free formula leaves even the dirtiest of clothes spotless.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of Lipa’s arrival the team was busy setting up trays of extra dirty martinis, her preferred drink.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Besides looking unappetizing, using a mildewed, stained dish towel for drying rather defeats the purpose of washing dishes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hold the stained fabric taut and let the water flow from the back of the shirt to the front, allowing the water to push the stain away from the fabric rather than through it.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All could give Skule problems, which could lead to another muddy offensive showing.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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During our ride through Corbett, the Can-Am had no trouble negotiating sand, water and muddy potholes.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Tillman wore a stunning all-white suit and bowtie, while Cumming sported a chic black suit accented with white outlines, and a giant pussybow tie.—
James Factora,
Them.,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Grimy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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