Grimy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹtsɪkənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaɪmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaɪmi/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹtsɪkənɪŋ/.

Examples

a miner's begrimed face
dingy linen
grimy hands

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grungy raunchy grubby dingy begrimed

Parts of Speech

adjective

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

“a miner's begrimed face”

Word Forms

dinge	noun	discoloration due to dirtiness
dinginess	noun	discoloration due to dirtiness
grime	noun	the state of being covered with unclean things
griminess	noun	the state of being grimy
grubbiness	noun	the state of being grimy
grunge	noun	the state of being covered with unclean things

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmutzig

stark mit festsitzendem Schmutz oder Ruß bedeckt

🇫🇷French

crasseux

épaissement recouvert de saleté ou de suie incrustée

🇪🇸Spanish

mugriento

densamente cubierto de suciedad u hollín arraigados

🇮🇹Italian

sudicio

ricoperti da uno spesso strato di sporco o fuliggine

🇳🇱Dutch

groezelig

dik bedekt met diepgeworteld vuil of roet

🇵🇹Portuguese

sujo

densamente coberto com sujeira entranhada ou fuligem

🇷🇺Russian

грязный

густо покрыт въевшейся грязью или сажей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साँवला

जमी हुई गंदगी या कालिख से घनी तरह से ढका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

নোংরা

পুরুভাবে জমে থাকা ময়লা বা কাঁচ দিয়ে আবৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

தடிமனான அழுக்கு அல்லது சூட் கொண்டு மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరమైన

దట్టంగా పాతుకుపోయిన మురికి లేదా మసితో కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

काजळ

दाट घाण किंवा काजळीने झाकलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્કશ

ઘટ્ટ ધૂળ અથવા સૂટથી ઢંકાયેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಠೋರ

ದಟ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಬೇರುಬಿಟ್ಟ ಕೊಳಕು ಅಥವಾ ಮಸಿ ಮುಚ್ಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്തികെട്ട

രൂഢമൂലമായ അഴുക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മണം കൊണ്ട് കട്ടിയുള്ള മൂടിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਭੀਰ

ਸੰਘਣੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਸੂਟ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندا

گندگی یا کاجل سے ڈھکا ہوا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肮脏的

厚厚地覆盖着根深蒂固的污垢或烟灰

🇯🇵Japanese

汚れた

染み込んだ汚れまたはすすで厚く覆われている

🇰🇷Korean

때로 더럽혀진

흙이나 그을음이 두껍게 덮여 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đen

được bao phủ dày đặc bởi bụi bẩn hoặc bồ hóng

🇹🇭Thai

สกปรก

ปกคลุมไปด้วยสิ่งสกปรกหรือเขม่าที่ฝังแน่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotor

tertutup rapat dengan kotoran atau jelaga yang mendarah daging

🇵🇭Filipino

marumi

makapal na natatakpan ng nakatanim na dumi o uling

🇲🇾Malay

kotor

tebal ditutup dengan kotoran atau jelaga yang tertanam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وسخ

مغطاة بشكل كثيف بالأوساخ المتأصلة أو السخام

🇮🇷Persian

کثیف

به طور ضخیم با خاک یا دوده ریشه دار پوشیده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kirli

kökleşmiş kir veya isle kalın bir şekilde kaplanmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְלוּכלָך

מכוסה עבה בלכלוך או פיח מושרש

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