Synonyms: dingy, grubby, grungy, grimy, begrimed, raunchy
Definition: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
Usage: a miner's begrimed face; dingy linen; grimy hands; grubby little fingers; a grungy kitchen
Similar words: soiled, dirty, unclean
Definition: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Usage: dirty unswept sidewalks; a child in dirty overalls; dirty slums; piles of dirty dishes; put his dirty feet on the clean sheet; wore an unclean shirt; mining is a dirty job; Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves