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Grimy

Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Soiled 84% connected

of Soil

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Soiled 84% connected

of Soil

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Unclean 84% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unclean 84% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Griminess 74% connected

The state of being grimy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Griminess 74% connected

The state of being grimy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Soil 74% connected

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Soil 74% connected

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Begrimed 92% connected

of Begrime

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dingy 92% connected

Alt. of Dinghy

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Grubby 92% connected

Dirty; unclean.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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