Meaning & use
grimey
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Covered with dirt or grime; unclean.
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His hands were grimey after hours of working on the car engine.
The old subway station had a grimey, run-down feel to it.
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Grimey is a common informal variant spelling of "grimy," frequently seen in music and slang writing to describe something gritty or unpolished.
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