But whereas they were once crisp, motes of dust and household lint had now settled leaving the surface grimy. |
Their streets were grimy and gritty, awash in alcohol and laced with drugs. |
The cramped room was dark and gloomy, a faint stream of gentle light streaming through the grimy window. |
According to Mr. Sasi, paintings covered in grimy varnish can sometimes be revived through cleaning and revarnishing alone. |
Tucked in a bazaar along a grimy street, he keeps a shop about the size of a toolshed. |
There is Pittsburgh, of grimy repute, recently named the most livable U.S. city. |