Adjective
1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot;
"a miner's begrimed face""dingy linen""grimy hands""grubby little fingers""a grungy kitchen"2. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
"dirty" is often used in combination"a dirty (or dingy) white""the muddied gray of the sea""muddy colors""dirty-green walls""dirty-blonde hair"3. depressing in character or appearance;
"drove through dingy streets""the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens"drab old buildings""a dreary mining town""gloomy tenements""sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams