grimily

/ɡɹˈaɪmili/ adv

In a grimy manner.

Word Origin From Old English 'grīma' 'dirt, soot', from Proto-Germanic. Grimily means in a grimy manner. The adjective grimy adds -y 'full of', and then -ly makes it an adverb. The root is also related to 'grime' as a verb meaning to cover with dirt. A small but vivid family: grime, grimy, griminess.

adv In a grimy manner.

The mechanic's hands were grimily stained with engine oil.

(副词) 污秽地;肮脏地

机械师的手被发动机油污秽地染黑了。

(adverbio) De manera sucia o mugrienta.

Las manos del mecánico estaban sucias de aceite de motor.

(adverbe) salement; crasseusement [D'une manière sale, couverte de crasse ou de saleté.]

Les mains du mécanicien étaient grimily tachées d'huile de moteur.

(Adverb) schmutzig; schmuddelig [Auf eine schmutzige, vernachlässigte oder ungepflegte Weise.]

Die Hände des Mechanikers waren **grimily** mit Motoröl verschmiert.

(副詞) 汚れた様子で、不潔な方法で。

整備士の手はエンジンオイルで汚らしく染まっていた。

(advérbio) de maneira suja; sordidamente; de maneira imunda [De maneira suja ou encardida.]

As mãos do mecânico estavam encardidamente manchadas de óleo de motor.

Word parts: grime + y + ly

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