Synonyms for grimy
ˈgraɪ migrimy

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1. begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchyadjective

   thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

   "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"

   Synonyms:
   dreary, grungy, muddied, dingy, drear, grim, dirty, gloomy, dismal, blue, dark, begrimed, drab, grubby, raunchy, salacious, obscene, lewd, sorry, muddy, disconsolate

   Antonyms:
   clean

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1. grimyadjective

   Synonyms:
   begrimed

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How to use grimy in a sentence?

1. Kevin Love:

   We have to be a team that's going to be a little bit grimy, we're going to have to go after every loose ball that we can, we're going to have to be the team that dives on the floor.

2. Jeff Woolmer:

   Right now my tank is in real need of some love and care. The battery needs to be replaced and the inside is a bit grimy and greasy. but I'm hoping to get it up and running in the next few weeks and there's even the potential to get it road legal.