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grubby

1

[gruhb-ee]

adjective

grubbier, grubbiest 
  1. dirty; slovenly.

    children with grubby faces and sad eyes.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. infested with or affected by grubs or larvae.

  3. contemptible.

    grubby political tricks.



grubby

2

[gruhb-ee]

noun

plural

grubbies 
  1. a small sculpin, Myxocephalus aenaeus, inhabiting waters off the coast of New England.

grubby

/ ˈɡʌɪ /

adjective

  1. dirty; slovenly

  2. mean; beggarly

  3. infested with grubs

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • grubbily adverb
  • grubbiness noun
  • ˈܲ adverb
  • ˈܲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of grubby1

First recorded in 1605–15; grub + -y 1

Origin of grubby2

Origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

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A massive "Home Furnishings" banner glares over the line of grubby once-white caravans, many with padlocked doors and windows taped shut.

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At the risk of sounding like a grubby leftist that Republicans want to ignore, but the GOP has what you might call a collective action problem.

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"I have got his grubby t-shirt on so I can smell him," she added.

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The publication reported that internal documents it obtained instruct moderators to now allow posts containing phrases like “trans people are mentally ill” or “Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of s—t.”

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The teenagers designed and tailored the outfits and also doubled up as models to showcase their creations, with the grubby walls and terraces of the slum providing the backdrop for their ramp walk.

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