Synonyms for grimy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : grahy-mee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraɪ mi

Top 10 synonyms for grimy Other synonyms for the word grimy

Définition of grimy

Origin :
  • 1610s, from grime + -y (2). "App[arently] not in literary use during the 18th c." [OED]. Related: Griminess.
  • adj dirty
Example sentences :
  • There was something lying on a bed covered by a grimy sheet.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • I shudder to think of the grimy network that lies on either hand.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • Then he jerked a grimy thumb in the direction of the back room.
  • Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
  • After all, if you were small, the grimy beetle crawled on—which was just what you wanted it to do.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • That's what made you so grimy that day Mrs. Halden came in for tea!
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • He lies back on the grimy pillow, breathing fast and painfully.
  • Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King
  • In the far corner was a smithy, where a grimy lad was at work.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • There, just in the middle, a factory displays its grimy buildings.
  • Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
  • A windy day, we had said in the grimy recesses of Cliff and Dover streets.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • His cap was slouched over his eyes, and his face was as grimy as the roads he mended.
  • Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed

Antonyms for grimy

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