"grimy" meaning in English

See grimy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹaɪmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grimy.wav Forms: grimier [comparative], grimiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪmi Etymology: From grime + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|grime|y|id2=adjectival}} grime + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grimy (comparative grimier, superlative grimiest)
  1. Stained or covered with grime. Categories (topical): Hygiene Translations (covered with grime): мръсен (mrǎsen) (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), poke (Maori), mugriento (Spanish), sucio (Spanish), smutsig (Swedish), sotig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-grimy-en-adj-SZQquU~J Disambiguation of Hygiene: 42 38 6 14 Disambiguation of 'covered with grime': 58 22 2 17
  2. (music) From the urban musical genre called grime. Categories (topical): Music, Hygiene
    Sense id: en-grimy-en-adj-U7kcIrE6 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 42 38 6 14 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 Categories (topical): Hygiene
    Sense id: en-grimy-en-adj-kRywZGqY Disambiguation of Hygiene: 42 38 6 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 18 5 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 8 19 8 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 11 6 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 12 4 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 2 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 15 5 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 17 9 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 11 5 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 16 7 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 6 16 7 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 15 6 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 7 3 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 15 6 74 Topics: dancing, hip-hop, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grimey

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "cotrento"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "cotroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "cotrañento"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "goldrento"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lordenio"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carrañento"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "poke"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "mugriento"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "sucio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "smutsig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "covered with grime",
      "word": "sotig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "grimy"
}

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