Grimy (Adjective)
Meaning
Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The windows were grimy and needed a good scrubbing to let the sunlight in.
- After a long day of work in the garage, his hands were grimy and stained with motor oil.
- The child's grimy face was a testament to a fun-filled afternoon of playing outside.
- The old apartment's kitchen was grimy and outdated, with peeling linoleum and rusty appliances.
- The street performers' costumes were often grimy and worn from weeks of performing on the street.