grimy

Etymology

From grime + -y.

adj

  1. Stained or covered with grime.
  2. (music) From the urban musical genre called grime.
    Riffs from older songs seem to be more popular, as only two from the past decade made it into the top 20. They were Muse's Plug In Baby, at 11, and The White Stripes' grimy Seven Nation Army at 15. November 27, 2009, “Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has 'best guitar riff'”, in BBC
  3. (slang) Morally corrupt, malicious, vile, or selfish; base or dirty; rotten.
    When I was 18 I was grimy af. I wouldn't share my food with you even if you were starving and about to die.

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