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Definition of Begrimed
1. Adjective. Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. "A grungy kitchen"
Similar to: Dirty, Soiled, Unclean
Derivative terms: Dinge, Dinginess, Grime, Griminess, Grubbiness, Grunge
Definition of Begrimed
1. Verb. (past of begrime) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Begrimed
1. begrime [v] - See also: begrime
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begrimed
Literary usage of Begrimed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ten Years in Washington: Or, Life and Scenes in Our National Capital, as a by Mary Clemmer (1882)
"... the Money off—How the Money is Transported—begrimed, Demoralized, and Despoiled—
Where is our Pretty Dollar?—The Redemption Division—Counting Mutilated ..."
2. American States, Churches, and Slavery by Joshua Rhodes Balme (1862)
"During the above conversation, Brown " lay on the floor," his gray hair matted
and tangled, his hands and clothes smeared with blood and begrimed with dirt, ..."
3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"... up the interstices between the stones or bricks. (4) ». A jocular term for
one who takes anything fluid late in • meal. GROUTED,part.p. begrimed. V. d. ..."
4. The Critic in the Occident by George Hamlin Fitch (1913)
"LONDON, HUGE, SMOKE-begrimed AND IMPRESSIVE THE first impression that London
makes is one of immensity. To the sensitive tourist it seems impossible in a ..."
5. Washington and His Generals: Or, Legends of the Revolution by George Lippard (1847)
"A scene of startling interest opens to our sight. At each window are arranged
files of men, who, with faces all blood stained and begrimed, are sending ..."
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