Adjective: grimy (grimier,grimiest) grI-mee
- Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
"grimy hands";
- begrimed, dingy, grubby [informal], grungy [informal], raunchy [US, informal], manky [Brit, informal], scungy [Austral, NZ, informal]
Derived forms: grimiest, grimier
See also: dirty, soiled, unclean
Encyclopedia: Grimy