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grubby
1[gruhb-ee]
adjective
dirty; slovenly.
children with grubby faces and sad eyes.
Synonyms: , , , ,infested with or affected by grubs or larvae.
contemptible.
grubby political tricks.
grubby
2[gruhb-ee]
noun
plural
grubbiesa small sculpin, Myxocephalus aenaeus, inhabiting waters off the coast of New England.
grubby
/ ˈɡʌɪ /
adjective
dirty; slovenly
mean; beggarly
infested with grubs
Other Word Forms
- grubbily adverb
- grubbiness noun
- ˈܲ adverb
- ˈܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of grubby2
Example Sentences
A massive "Home Furnishings" banner glares over the line of grubby once-white caravans, many with padlocked doors and windows taped shut.
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.
"I have got his grubby t-shirt on so I can smell him," she added.
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.”
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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