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- Dictionarygrubby/ˈɡrʌbi/
adjective
- 1. covered with dirt; grimy: "the grubby face of a young boy"
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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. begrimed. bemired. besmirched. blackened. cruddy. dingy.
GRUBBY definition: 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.
GRUBBY meaning: 1. dirty: 2. If you describe an activity or someone's behaviour as grubby, you do not think that…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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...
The word 'grubby' carries the connotation of being dirty or grimy, often as a result of engaging in messy or untidy activities. Over time, it has come to describe things or people that appear unkempt or untidy in their overall appearance.
Definitions of 'grubby' 1. A grubby person or object is rather dirty. [...] 2. If you call an activity or someone's behaviour grubby, you mean that it is not completely honest or respectable. [disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'grubby' British English: grʌbi American English: grʌbi. More. Synonyms of 'grubby'
Grubby Definition. grŭbē. grubbier, grubbiest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. grubbier, grubbiest. Dirty; messy; untidy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Infested with grubs, esp. with botfly larvae, as cattle or sheep. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
