A grimy fly can soil the entire wall and a small, dirty little act can ruin the entire proceedings.
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Grimy
//ˈɡɹaɪmi//
Synonyms for "grimy" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (16)
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Translations
21 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- кирлив adj (covered with grime)
- мръсен adj (covered with grime)
Czech
3 entries- umazaný adj (covered with grime)
- ušpiněný adj (covered with grime)
- špinavý adj (covered with grime)
Dutch
2 entries- grijmig adj (covered with grime)
- roetig adj (covered with grime)
Finnish
1 entries- pinttynyt adj (covered with grime)
Galician
4 entries- carrañento adj (covered with grime)
- cotrañento adj (covered with grime)
- cotrento adj (covered with grime)
- cotroso adj (covered with grime)
German
1 entries- schmuddelig adj (covered with grime)
Māori
1 entries- poke adj (covered with grime)
Spanish
3 entries- mugriento adj (covered with grime)
- shuco adj (covered with grime)
- sucio adj (covered with grime)
Swedish
2 entries- smutsig adj (covered with grime)
- sotig adj (covered with grime)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
I have seen death in many forms, but never has it appeared to me in a more fearsome aspect than in that dark, grimy apartment, which looked out upon one of the main arteries of suburban London.
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The forecourt looked grimy, like it hadn't been cleaned in days.
Source: tatoeba (9125539)
Keep your grimy hands off me.
Source: tatoeba (9950862)
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