Definition
Covered with grime; dirty, sooty, and unclean, especially in a dark or oily way.
Etymology
From 'grime' (soot or dirt, possibly from Old Norse 'grim'), with the suffix '-y' meaning 'full of'; became common during the Industrial Revolution when factories created sooty conditions.
Kelly Says
The word 'grimy' exploded in usage during the Industrial Revolution—Victorian writers obsessed over grimy factory workers and grimy cities, and the word itself feels industrial, with that hard 'g' sound that makes you feel the dirt.
Translations
CSČeština
špinavý
shpi-nav-ee
DEDeutsch
schmutzig
shmüt-zig
ELΕλληνικά
βρώμικο
vro-mee-koh
ESEspañol
sucio
soo-thee-oh
FAفارسی
غبارآلود
gha-bar-a-lood
FISuomi
likainen
li-kai-nen
HEעברית
מלוכלך
me-lo-khel-akh
HUMagyar
piszkos
pish-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
berantakan
ber-an-ta-kan
ITItaliano
sporco
spor-koh
KKKK
көңілді
koeng-il-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
kotor
ko-tor
PLPolski
brudny
brood-nhee
RUРусский
грязный
gryazh-nyy
SVSvenska
smutsig
smoo-tsig
SWKiswahili
chafu
cha-foo
TAதமிழ்
சுத்தமில்லாத
soo-tha-mil-la-atha
TEతెలుగు
నరిగిన
na-ri-gi-na
UKУкраїнська
брудний
brood-nee
ZUZU
buhlungu
boo-hlun-goo