From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgrimygrim‧y /ˈɡraɪmi/ adjective DIRTYcovered with dirt SYN filthy grimy windows► see thesaurus at dirty
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grimy• New York City is bigger, but crowded and grimy.• Chris was in a grimy apron, sweeping up.• A pile of grimy bed-linen lies in what was once a ward.• grimy factories• The whole town was grimy from smoke and coal-dust.• Each upper surface is further highlighted in a dusting of grimy soot.• Her face was grimy, swollen from tears and smeared with food.• Two doors down had grimy windows and grimier curtains, and a light shining from the kitchen.• Then the townhouses give way to dowdy apartment complexes with grimy windows facing the street.• It was difficult to see through the grimy windows of the cafe. 