grimy
/ˈɡraɪmi/adjective
उच्चारण ग्राइमी
मैला, धूल-मिट्टी से सना, गंदा
Core word
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covered with dirt
मैला, धूल-मिट्टी से सना, गंदा
- grimy hands
- The windows of the old factory were grimy with soot.
- The child came home with grimy knees from the playground.
+ 2 more examples
- The grimy window let in very little light.
- He wiped his grimy face with a towel.
Synonyms dirty filthy grubby sooty soiled
Opposite clean spotless immaculate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grimy + noun
Placed before a noun, it means covered with a layer of dirt, often greasy or sooty.
संज्ञा से पहले आने पर इसका अर्थ है गंदगी की परत से ढका हुआ, प्रायः चिकनी या कालिख वाली।
- The grimy windows let in very little light.
- Radhika wiped her grimy hands on a cloth.
be/look/get + grimy
After be, look, feel or get it describes the present state or a change into a dirty state.
be, look, feel या get के बाद यह वर्तमान स्थिति या गंदा हो जाने की प्रक्रिया बताता है।
- The walls got grimy after years of smoke.
- His shirt looked grimy after the football match.
grimy with + noun
Use with to name the substance that makes something dirty.
गंदा करने वाले पदार्थ का नाम बताने के लिए with का प्रयोग होता है।
- His face was grimy with sweat and coal dust.
comparative and superlative
It takes -er and -est: grimier, grimiest, with y changing to i.
इसमें -er और -est लगते हैं: grimier, grimiest, जहाँ y बदलकर i हो जाता है।
- This is the grimiest bus stand in the city.
+Collocations 5
grimy + noun
handswindowwallsfloorcollarclothes
- The grimy floor of the station was never cleaned.
adverb + grimy
veryratherslightlyterriblythoroughly
- The kitchen was rather grimy after the festival.
grimy + with
with sootwith oilwith dustwith sweatwith smoke
- The mechanic's overalls were grimy with oil.
verb + grimy
getbecomelookfeelturn
- White shirts get grimy very quickly in summer.
grimy + place
workshopgaragestationalleycanteen
- The grimy garage smelt of oil and rubber.
“More examples 6
- The grimy tea stall stood next to the railway track.
मैला-कुचैला चाय का ठेला रेल की पटरी के पास खड़ा था।
- Radhika washed the grimy curtains before Diwali.
राधिका ने दीवाली से पहले गंदे परदे धोए।
- The children came home with grimy faces after playing cricket.
क्रिकेट खेलकर बच्चे मैले चेहरे लेकर घर लौटे।
- A grimy old fan hung from the ceiling of the waiting room.
प्रतीक्षालय की छत से एक गंदा पुराना पंखा लटका था।
- The grimy lanes of the old market smelt of fish and smoke.
पुराने बाज़ार की गंदी गलियों से मछली और धुएँ की गंध आती थी।
- The grimy kitchen tiles shone again after an hour of scrubbing.
एक घंटे की रगड़ाई के बाद रसोई की गंदी टाइलें फिर चमक उठीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all mean dirty, but they suggest different kinds of dirt.
ये सभी विशेषण गंदे के अर्थ में हैं, पर गंदगी का प्रकार अलग सुझाते हैं।
Covered with a sticky or sooty layer of dirt.
चिपचिपी या कालिख वाली गंदगी की परत से ढका हुआ।
- The grimy engine needed a thorough wash.
Rather dirty, often from handling, and slightly shabby.
कुछ गंदा, प्रायः हाथ लगने से, और थोड़ा जीर्ण-शीर्ण।
- The child held a grubby toy.