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griminess

  • a word derived from grime.
  • a word derived from grimy.

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That griminess has proven effective at the pinnacle of the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

But Lee’s also a schemer whose griminess is his superpower.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2025

And so far, the familiar patina of hired-goon griminess and comical sleaze is unmistakable.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2024

I’ll be spending some quality time with my best friend, television, while envying the sweater wardrobes of all British TV characters, and marveling at the just-so griminess of everyone on “Banished.”

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2016

The garments were very wet; but their griminess was increased, rather than diminished.

From On the Firing Line by Fuller, Hamilton Brock