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Adjective
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Vince, a recovering addict with a scraggly beard, starts too grimy for the actor to capably sell.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The rubber seal on your dishwasher, refrigerator, or washing machine can get pretty grimy.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Grab a sponge and a bucket, some vinegar, and dish soap, and scrub away that filthy grime.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nothing sends chills down your spine like evil clowns, undead monsters and a filthy car.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Besides looking unappetizing, using a mildewed, stained dish towel for drying rather defeats the purpose of washing dishes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hold the stained fabric taut and let the water flow from the back of the shirt to the front, allowing the water to push the stain away from the fabric rather than through it.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Suppose the Byzantine code comes back unclean.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Several areas within the facility were unclean and improperly maintained, posing a potential contamination risk.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Still, unlacquered brass hardware gets very grubby over the years from countless fingers grabbing handles and pulls.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The hinged handle has grippy silicone for little hands, plus a push-button lid that snaps shut to keep the straw clean (because those little hands can get more than a little grubby and germy as the day goes on).—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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France has Europe’s largest population of Muslims, over 6 million, for whom pigs are considered impure.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even the most natural parts of many women’s lives — such as menstruation, clothing or even breastfeeding — can be framed as being impure or as moral transgressions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Health inspectors found two visibly soiled wiping cloths on the preparation table surface.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But even with the most enthusiastic upcycling, so much fast fashion cannot be repurposed—discolored or torn polyester, or soiled underwear.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Realism is also a big part of the film’s grungy and unflashy aesthetic.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Sep. 2025
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The new crime comedy Caught Stealing unfolds in the year 1998, traveling across a distinctly grungy New York City—all dingy subway platforms and drab Chinatown apartments.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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