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adjective
- 1. covered with dirt; grimy: "the grubby face of a young boy"
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GRUBBY definition: 1. dirty: 2. If you describe an activity or someone's behaviour as grubby, you do not think that…. Learn more.
1. : infested with fly maggots. 2. a. : dirty, grimy. grubby hands. b. : slovenly, sloppy. 3. : worthy of contempt : base. grubby political motives. grubbily. ˈgrə-bə-lē. adverb. grubbiness. ˈgrə-bē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. bedraggled. befouled.
GRUBBY meaning: 1. dirty: 2. If you describe an activity or someone's behaviour as grubby, you do not think that…. Learn more.
Definitions of grubby. adjective. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. “ grubby little fingers” synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grungy, raunchy. dirty, soiled, unclean. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. adjective. infested with grubs. noun. small sculpin of the coast of New England. synonyms: Myxocephalus aenaeus. see more.
1. [ gruhb -ee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. , grub·bi·er, grub·bi·est. dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes. Synonyms: bedraggled, filthy, messy, unkempt, grimy. infested with or affected by grubs or larvae. contemptible: grubby political tricks. 2. [ gruhb -ee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. , plural grub·bies.
If you call an activity or someone's behaviour grubby, you mean that it is not completely honest or respectable. [ disapproval ] ...the grubby business of politics.
Define grubby. grubby synonyms, grubby pronunciation, grubby translation, English dictionary definition of grubby. adj. grub·bi·er , grub·bi·est 1. Dirty; grimy: grubby old work clothes. See Synonyms at dirty. 2. Infested with grubs. 3. Contemptible; despicable: has a...
grubby (rather informal) rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed: He hoped she wouldn’t notice his grubby shirt cuffs. stained (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove) :
1. A grubby person or object is rather dirty. [...] 2. If you call an activity or someone's behavior grubby, you mean that it is not completely honest or respectable. [disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'grubby' American English: grʌbi British English: grʌbi. More. Synonyms of 'grubby' • dirty, soiled, filthy, squalid [...] More.
Jun 17, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] grubby ( comparative grubbier, superlative grubbiest) Dirty, unwashed, unclean . Synonyms: grimy; see also Thesaurus: unclean. He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream. ( figurative) Disreputable, sordid . Having grubs in it. Translations. [ edit] ± dirty. ± having grubs in it. Noun. [ edit]
