English to Maori Meaning of grimy - grimy

Grimy :

grimy

adjective

paru, pōrohe, kōmā, pango, piro, poke, whakarihariha

Grimy :: grimy

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Definitions of grimy in English

Adjective(1) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

Examples of grimy in English

(1) All the children share two grimy double mattresses, on a double bunk in their tiny plywood bedroom.(2) Pulling himself out from under the car, Jonnie Adair grabs a rag and wipes his grimy hands.(3) Still feeling grimy after the long day on the boat, she walked over to the washbasin to freshen up.(4) They wanted to shoot a car chase in a rundown alley but could not find anywhere sufficiently grimy and derelict.(5) It is hoped it will change people's perception of Sheffield as a grimy city which has never quite managed to lose its industrial past.(6) He was dressed in grimy black clothes and it must have been months since he had shaved or showered.(7) The city centre has been spruced up in recent years, although to look at the grimy exteriors you wouldn't know it.(8) In Hong Kong, the management suite moved from the tony Central district to a grimy industrial estate.(9) Out in the car park Damian wiped his grubby nose on an equally grimy handkerchief.(10) The other location was York Street, a grimy thoroughfare running between Argyle Street and the river.(11) Add to that the fact that he never washed up and left bits of old takeaways lying around and you can get a good idea of how grimy this place was!(12) Behind a grimy , barred window sits a chain-smoking woman of indeterminate age.(13) Complete with sagging roof and grimy stairway, the flat was above a DIY shop and near a bus stop.(14) The men were all very grimy , and their weariness showed in their filthy faces.(15) During their imprisonment the couple, who claim they are innocent, were split up and put in grimy concrete cells.(16) The security guard talks to someone on his radio and then pulls out a grimy duster and wipes the window clean.

(1) grime ::

paru

Synonyms

Adjective

1. dirty ::

paru

2. grubby ::

grubby

3. grungy ::

grungy

8. filthy ::

paru

9. smutty ::

smutty

10. sooty ::

te ngarara

11. dusty ::

puehu

12. muddy ::

paru

13. yucky ::

yucky

16. begrimed ::

begrimed

Antonyms

1. clean ::

2. cleanly ::

cleanly

3. immaculate ::

kohakore

Different Forms

grimy

Word Example from TV Shows

I can't bear to think of my brother locked away in some GRIMY cell.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 4

English to Maori Dictionary: grimy

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