adj
grimy
GREYE-mee
adj
1
Covered in dirt or grease.
"His grimy hands needed a good scrub after fixing the car."
"The grimy alley smelled of old garbage."
2
Sounding dark, gritty, or raw, especially describing a beat or urban music style.
"The track had a grimy bassline that gave it real edge."
How to Use Grimy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDirty and grease-covered, or (in music slang) dark and raw-sounding.
Common pairings
grimy hands
a grimy street
grimy beat
Word Forms
grimier comparative, grimiest superlative
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