grimy B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡɹaɪmi/ UK /ˈɡraɪmi/ See IPA manual Freq #35597 Meanings 1 adj covered or stained with ingrained dirt, grease, or soot He wiped the grimy workshop window with an old cloth. 2 adj morally disreputable, corrupt, or sordid; informal The investigation exposed the grimy side of local politics. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · covered or stained with... dirtyfilthysooty 2 adj · morally disreputable,... sordiddisreputable ↔ Opposites cleanspotlessrespectable Word family Forms grimiest Derived forms grimilygriminess Related forms grimedirtsoot Etymology Formed from grime + -y. The physical sense means stained with accumulated dirt or soot; the informal moral sense extends that dirtiness to corrupt or disreputable conduct. Topics Describing Qualities Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # grimy **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹaɪmi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡraɪmi/ **Frequency rank:** 35597 ## Meanings 1. covered or stained with ingrained dirt, grease, or soot 2. morally disreputable, corrupt, or sordid; informal ## Examples - He wiped the grimy workshop window with an old cloth. - The investigation exposed the grimy side of local politics. ## Synonyms - dirty - filthy - sooty - sordid ## Antonyms - clean - spotless - respectable ## Derived Forms - grimily - griminess ## Related Forms - grime - dirt - soot ## Etymology Formed from grime + -y. The physical sense means stained with accumulated dirt or soot; the informal moral sense extends that dirtiness to corrupt or disreputable conduct. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Register & Style markdown