# grimy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹaɪmi/ · frequency rank #38,870

## Definitions
1. Stained or covered with grime.
2. From the urban musical genre called grime.
3. Morally corrupt, malicious, vile, or selfish; base or dirty; rotten.
4. Of a beat or song, darkly atmospheric; having affinities with the style of the East Coast hip hop of the 90s, especially that of New York.

## Etymology
From grime + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **grip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grip)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grin)
- **grit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grit)
- **grind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grind)
- **grips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grips)
- **gummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-gummy)
- **grits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grits)
- **grins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grins)
- **gripe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-gripe)
- **grist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grist)
- **grumpy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grumpy)
- **gritty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-gritty)
- **grisly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grimy-vs-grisly)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grey-vs-grimy)
- **gray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gray-vs-grimy)
- **grid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grid-vs-grimy)
- **gram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gram-vs-grimy)
- **grim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grim-vs-grimy)
- **gimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gimp-vs-grimy)
- **grief** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grief-vs-grimy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ggrimy`, `girmy`, `grimmy`, `grimyy`, `griym`, `grmiy`, `grrimy`, `rgimy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grimy