"grimy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹaɪmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grimy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: grimier [comparative], grimiest [superlative], grimey [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪmi Etymology: Etymology tree English grime Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grimy From grime + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|grime|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English grime Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English grimy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "grimy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="grimy"> From grime + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grimy (comparative grimier, superlative grimiest)
  1. Stained or covered with grime. Translations (covered with grime): мръсен (mrăsen) (Bulgarian), кирлив (kirliv) (Bulgarian), špinavý (Czech), umazaný (Czech), ušpiněný (Czech), grijmig (Dutch), roetig (Dutch), pinttynyt (Finnish), cotrento (Galician), cotroso (Galician), cotrañento (Galician), goldrento [masculine] (Galician), lordenio [masculine] (Galician), carrañento [masculine] (Galician), schmuddelig (German), poke (Māori), mugriento (Spanish), sucio (Spanish), shuco (Spanish), smutsig (Swedish), sotig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-grimy-en-adj-SZQquU~J Disambiguation of 'covered with grime': 70 20 2 9
  2. (music) From the urban musical genre called grime.
    Sense id: en-grimy-en-adj-U7kcIrE6 Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (slang) Morally corrupt, malicious, vile, or selfish; base or dirty; rotten. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-grimy-en-adj-AcagsT6w
  4. (slang, hip-hop) Of a beat or song, darkly atmospheric; having affinities with the style of the East Coast hip hop of the 90s, especially that of New York. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-grimy-en-adj-pHEnTKjP Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Hygiene Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 9 31 6 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 10 31 3 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 10 31 3 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 9 31 2 58 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 28 4 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 16 28 7 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 25 2 64 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 6 24 1 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 31 1 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 25 1 72 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 6 18 2 75 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 17 1 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 15 4 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 18 4 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 18 2 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 17 5 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 9 17 5 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 17 5 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 6 18 2 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 15 1 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 18 4 72 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 28 27 6 39 Topics: dancing, hip-hop, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grimily, griminess

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "roman": "mrăsen",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "мръсен"
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      "roman": "kirliv",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "кирлив"
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      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "špinavý"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
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      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "umazaný"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
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      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "ušpiněný"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "grijmig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "roetig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "pinttynyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "cotrento"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "cotroso"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "cotrañento"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
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      "word": "goldrento"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "covered with grime",
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      "word": "lordenio"
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      "sense": "covered with grime",
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      "word": "carrañento"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "schmuddelig"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "poke"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "mugriento"
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      "code": "es",
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "sucio"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "shuco"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "smutsig"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "word": "sotig"
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}

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