begrimed

begrimed
adjective
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
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a miner's begrimed face

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dingy linen

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grimy hands

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grubby little fingers

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a grungy kitchen

Syn: ↑dingy, ↑grimy, ↑grubby, ↑grungy, ↑raunchy
Similar to: ↑dirty, ↑soiled, ↑unclean
Derivationally related forms: ↑grunge (for: ↑grungy), ↑grubbiness (for: ↑grubby), ↑grime (for: ↑grimy), ↑griminess (for: ↑grimy), ↑dinge (for: ↑dingy), ↑dinginess (for: ↑dingy)

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  • Begrimed — Begrime Be*grime , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begriming}.] To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in. [1913 Webster] Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • begrimed — be·grime || bɪ graɪm v. make dirty, cover with filth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Begrime — Be*grime , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begriming}.] To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in. [1913 Webster] Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Begriming — Begrime Be*grime , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begriming}.] To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in. [1913 Webster] Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grimy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. soiled, dirty, foul, filthy. See uncleanness. Ant., clean. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dirty, begrimed, dingy, soiled; see dirty 1 . See Synonym Study at dirty . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …   English dictionary for students

  • grungy — adjective thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot a miner s begrimed face dingy linen grimy hands grubby little fingers a grungy kitchen • Syn: ↑begrimed, ↑dingy, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bruckeled — Bruck eled, a. Wet and dirty; begrimed. [Obs. or Dial.] Herrick. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grimier — Grimy Grim y, a. [Compar. {Grimier}; superl. {Grimiest}.] Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grimiest — Grimy Grim y, a. [Compar. {Grimier}; superl. {Grimiest}.] Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grimy — Grim y, a. [Compar. {Grimier}; superl. {Grimiest}.] Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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