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Synonyms for begrimed


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : bih-grahym
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈgraɪm

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Définition of begrimed

Origin :
  • 1530s, from be- + grime (n.). Related: Begrimed.
  • As in smoky : adj hazy, sooty
  • As in uncleanly : adj dirty
  • As in dirty : adj soiled, unclean
  • As in filthy : adj dirty, polluted
  • As in grimy : adj dirty
  • As in smudge : verb smear, dirty
  • As in soil : verb make dirty
  • As in tarnish : verb dirty, corrupt
  • As in blacken : verb darken
  • As in bemire : verb muddy
  • As in daub : verb coat; make dirty
  • As in dirty : verb cause to be soiled
  • As in foul : verb make or become dirty
Example sentences :
  • And it was draggled, begrimed, uncleanly, as never were the doves of Aphrodite.
  • Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey
  • Though his face was begrimed with dust and smoke, I at once knew his features.
  • Extract from : « Taking Tales » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • I knew that my feet and my clothes also were begrimed with dirt.
  • Extract from : « Dick Cheveley » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • His white set face now begrimed with smoke was ghastly to behold.
  • Extract from : « Yule Logs » by Various
  • Panting and begrimed with smoke and powder, we stood looking at each other and around us.
  • Extract from : « Swallow » by H. Rider Haggard
  • I called to her in the bathroom, where she was punishing her begrimed face.
  • Extract from : « Tripping with the Tucker Twins » by Nell Speed
  • "You ask for a Monsieur Raymond," he said, as he scanned the begrimed pages.
  • Extract from : « Air Service Boys Over The Rhine » by Charles Amory Beach
  • The paint was old, startling in tint, and begrimed with smoke.
  • Extract from : « The Collection of Antiquities » by Honore de Balzac
  • He was in truth emaciated, begrimed and in rags:—a true conqueror!
  • Extract from : « Tales by Polish Authors » by Various
  • His musket was gone; he was hatless and his face and clothing were begrimed.
  • Extract from : « The Awakening and Selected Short Stories » by Kate Chopin

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