grimy

dusty

ˈdʌsti

adjective

covered with, full of, or resembling dust.

dusty old records

dirty,grimy,grubby,unclean,soiled,begrimed,befouled,mucky,sooty,stained,smudged,spotty,dust-covered,dust-filled,undusted,grungy,cruddy,manky,grotty,gungy,scungy,besmirched,powdery,crumbly,chalky,friable,granulated,granular,gritty,sandy

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dustier

ˈdʌsti

adjective

covered with, full of, or resembling dust.

dusty old records

dirty,grimy,grubby,unclean,soiled,begrimed,befouled,mucky,sooty,stained,smudged,spotty,dust-covered,dust-filled,undusted,grungy,cruddy,manky,grotty,gungy,scungy,besmirched,powdery,crumbly,chalky,friable,granulated,granular,gritty,sandy

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dirty

ˈdəːti

adjective

covered or marked with an unclean substance.

a tray of dirty cups and saucers

soiled,grimy,grubby,filthy,mucky,stained,unwashed,greasy,smeared,smeary,spotted,smudged,cloudy,muddy,dusty,sooty,unclean,sullied,impure,tarnished,polluted,contaminated,defiled,foul,unhygienic,insanitary,unsanitary,cruddy,yucky,icky,manky,gungy,grotty,bogging,befouled,besmirched,begrimed,feculent

adverb

used for emphasis.

a dirty great slab of stone

verb

make dirty.

she didn’t like him dirtying her nice clean towels

soil,stain,muddy,blacken,mess up,spoil,tarnish,taint,make dirty,mark,spatter,bespatter,smudge,smear,daub,spot,splash,splatter,sully,pollute,foul,defile,befoul,besmirch,begrime

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dirtiest

ˈdəːti

adjective

covered or marked with an unclean substance.

a tray of dirty cups and saucers

soiled,grimy,grubby,filthy,mucky,stained,unwashed,greasy,smeared,smeary,spotted,smudged,cloudy,muddy,dusty,sooty,unclean,sullied,impure,tarnished,polluted,contaminated,defiled,foul,unhygienic,insanitary,unsanitary,cruddy,yucky,icky,manky,gungy,grotty,bogging,befouled,besmirched,begrimed,feculent

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dirtier

ˈdəːti

adjective

covered or marked with an unclean substance.

a tray of dirty cups and saucers

soiled,grimy,grubby,filthy,mucky,stained,unwashed,greasy,smeared,smeary,spotted,smudged,cloudy,muddy,dusty,sooty,unclean,sullied,impure,tarnished,polluted,contaminated,defiled,foul,unhygienic,insanitary,unsanitary,cruddy,yucky,icky,manky,gungy,grotty,bogging,befouled,besmirched,begrimed,feculent

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dingy

ˈdɪn(d)ʒi

adjective

gloomy and drab.

a dingy room

gloomy,drab,dark,dull,badly/poorly lit,dim,dismal,sombre,grim,dreary,cheerless,dirty,discoloured,grimy,soiled,faded,shabby,dowdy,worn,seedy,run down,tacky,tenebrous

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dingiest

ˈdɪn(d)ʒi

adjective

gloomy and drab.

a dingy room

gloomy,drab,dark,dull,badly/poorly lit,dim,dismal,sombre,grim,dreary,cheerless,dirty,discoloured,grimy,soiled,faded,shabby,dowdy,worn,seedy,run down,tacky,tenebrous

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dingier

ˈdɪn(d)ʒi

adjective

gloomy and drab.

a dingy room

gloomy,drab,dark,dull,badly/poorly lit,dim,dismal,sombre,grim,dreary,cheerless,dirty,discoloured,grimy,soiled,faded,shabby,dowdy,worn,seedy,run down,tacky,tenebrous

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besmears

/bɪˈsmɪə/

verb

Smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance.

a shirt hideously besmeared with the blood of the victim

dirty,grimy,filthy,unwashed,stained,soiled,smeared,spotted,muddy,dusty,sooty

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besmearing

/bɪˈsmɪə/

verb

Smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance.

a shirt hideously besmeared with the blood of the victim

dirty,grimy,filthy,unwashed,stained,soiled,smeared,spotted,muddy,dusty,sooty

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besmeared

/bɪˈsmɪə/

verb

Smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance.

a shirt hideously besmeared with the blood of the victim

dirty,grimy,filthy,unwashed,stained,soiled,smeared,spotted,muddy,dusty,sooty

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besmear

/bəˈsmɪr/

transitive verb

Smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance.

a shirt hideously besmeared with the blood of the victim

dirty,grimy,filthy,unwashed,stained,soiled,smeared,spotted,muddy,dusty,sooty

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begrimed

/bəˈɡraɪmd/

adjective

Blackened with ingrained dirt.

soiled,grimy,grubby,filthy,mucky,stained,unwashed,greasy,smeared,smeary,spotted,smudged,cloudy,muddy,dusty,sooty

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befouls

/bɪˈfaʊl/

verb

Make dirty; pollute.

the dangers of letting industry befoul the environment

soiled,grimy,grubby,filthy,mucky,stained,unwashed,greasy,smeared,smeary,spotted,smudged,cloudy,muddy,dusty,sooty

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befouling

/bɪˈfaʊl/

verb

Make dirty; pollute.

the dangers of letting industry befoul the environment

soiled,grimy,grubby,filthy,mucky,stained,unwashed,greasy,smeared,smeary,spotted,smudged,cloudy,muddy,dusty,sooty

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befouled

/bɪˈfaʊl/

verb

Make dirty; pollute.

the dangers of letting industry befoul the environment

soiled,grimy,grubby,filthy,mucky,stained,unwashed,greasy,smeared,smeary,spotted,smudged,cloudy,muddy,dusty,sooty

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