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Adjective: grimy (grimier,grimiest)  grI-mee
  1. Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
    "grimy hands";
    - begrimed, dingy, grubby [informal], grungy, raunchy [US, informal], manky [Brit, informal], scungy [Austral, NZ, informal]

Derived forms: grimier, grimiest

See also: dirty, soiled, unclean

Encyclopedia: Grimy

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grimace
grimalkin
grime
Grimes' golden
griminess
grimly
Grimm
Grimm's law
grimness
grimoire
grimy
grin
grinch
grind
grind away
grind down
grind organ
grind out
grind to a halt
Grindelia
Grindelia robusta