grubbyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡrʌbi/, U.S.

/ˈɡrəbi/

Etymology: < grub n. + -y suffix¹.

a. Infested with grubs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [adjective] > infected

grubby1725

bunty1855

bunted1857

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tree Reject those trees..that are knotty and appear to be grubby.

b. Of the nature of a grub or larva.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of larva > of nature of

grubby1852

1852 Househ. Words 23 Oct. 138 Divesting themselves of the grubby or chrysalis-like covering of great-coats and wrap-rascals.

2. Stunted, dwarfish. (Cf. grub n. 2a) Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > dwarfed, stunted, or imperfectly grown

undergrownc1405

dwarf1600

dwarfy1603

grubby1611

stunted1658

dwarfed1671

urled1691

scrogged1814

stunty1828

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rabougri, growne crooked, and low;..mis~growne, grubbie, dried up.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Ratatiné, grubbie, shrunke in, thick and short.

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 11 Observe, if there are great Trees near, whether they grow crooked, ill-shap'd, and grubby.

1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester Grubby, small, poor, stunted.

3. Dirty, grimy; (also) slovenly, lacking in refinement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective] > dirty and mean

ungoderlyc1400

sluttish?1529

squalid1596

scrubbing1603

sordid1611

snotty1681

frowzy1710

grub1719

seedy1725

unkempt1838

grubby1844

crumby1859

ratty1867

scruffy1871

scrutty1914

scummy1932

ribby1936

raunchy1937

sleazy1941

scroungy1948

manky1958

skanky1963

grungy1965

scungy1966

scuzzy1969

scrungy1974

skeevy1976

1844 T. Hood Black Job in Whimsicalities I. 217 They look'd so ugly in their sable hides; So dark, so dingy, like a grubby lot Of sooty sweeps.

1855 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 105 The lint..is sure to suffer;..it is sure to become foul, and, as it is technically termed, ‘grubby’.

1859 F. E. Paget Curate of Cumberworth 227 A pack of grubby children in a frowzy school.

1861 G. A. Sala Dutch Pict. xxi. 330 That shabby, grubby, ill-smelling old street.

1893 G. Allen Scallywag I. 153 I like Mr. Thistleton..he's quite nice, of course, and there's nothing grubby about him.

4. dialect. (See quot. 1841 and cf. grub n. 3.)

ΚΠ

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 450 Grubby, testy, ill~tempered, peevish.

Derivatives

ˈgrubbiness n. grubby or grimy condition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [noun] > and meanness

squalor1621

sorditude1623

sordidness1656

squalidity1668

squalidness1727

frowziness1729

sordor1823

seediness1832

fluffiness1860

grubbiness1866

crumbiness1949

raunch1952

scruffiness1974

grunginess1978

scuzziness1980

grottiness1984

1866 Morning Star 20 Aug. 4/6 Their face in a condition of grubbiness.

Draft additions 1993

ˈgrubbily adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adverb] > and mean

sordidly1645

squalidlya1704

grubbily1934

scruffily1977

1934 in N. Webster Dict.

1987 I. McEwan Child in Time iv. 85 Squat, grubbily rendered houses dreaming under their hot roofs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grubby
释义	grubbyadj. Brit. /ˈɡrʌbi/, U.S. /ˈɡrəbi/ Etymology: < grub n. + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Infested with grubs. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [adjective] > infected grubby1725 bunty1855 bunted1857 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Tree Reject those trees..that are knotty and appear to be grubby. b. Of the nature of a grub or larva. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of larva > of nature of grubby1852 1852 Househ. Words 23 Oct. 138 Divesting themselves of the grubby or chrysalis-like covering of great-coats and wrap-rascals. 2. Stunted, dwarfish. (Cf. grub n. 2a) Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > dwarfed, stunted, or imperfectly grown undergrownc1405 dwarf1600 dwarfy1603 grubby1611 stunted1658 dwarfed1671 urled1691 scrogged1814 stunty1828 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rabougri, growne crooked, and low;..mis~growne, grubbie, dried up. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Ratatiné, grubbie, shrunke in, thick and short. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 11 Observe, if there are great Trees near, whether they grow crooked, ill-shap'd, and grubby. 1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester Grubby, small, poor, stunted. 3. Dirty, grimy; (also) slovenly, lacking in refinement. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adjective] > dirty and mean ungoderlyc1400 sluttish?1529 squalid1596 scrubbing1603 sordid1611 snotty1681 frowzy1710 grub1719 seedy1725 unkempt1838 grubby1844 crumby1859 ratty1867 scruffy1871 scrutty1914 scummy1932 ribby1936 raunchy1937 sleazy1941 scroungy1948 manky1958 skanky1963 grungy1965 scungy1966 scuzzy1969 scrungy1974 skeevy1976 1844 T. Hood Black Job in Whimsicalities I. 217 They look'd so ugly in their sable hides; So dark, so dingy, like a grubby lot Of sooty sweeps. 1855 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 105 The lint..is sure to suffer;..it is sure to become foul, and, as it is technically termed, ‘grubby’. 1859 F. E. Paget Curate of Cumberworth 227 A pack of grubby children in a frowzy school. 1861 G. A. Sala Dutch Pict. xxi. 330 That shabby, grubby, ill-smelling old street. 1893 G. Allen Scallywag I. 153 I like Mr. Thistleton..he's quite nice, of course, and there's nothing grubby about him. 4. dialect. (See quot. 1841 and cf. grub n. 3.) ΚΠ 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 450 Grubby, testy, ill~tempered, peevish. Derivatives ˈgrubbiness n. grubby or grimy condition. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [noun] > and meanness squalor1621 sorditude1623 sordidness1656 squalidity1668 squalidness1727 frowziness1729 sordor1823 seediness1832 fluffiness1860 grubbiness1866 crumbiness1949 raunch1952 scruffiness1974 grunginess1978 scuzziness1980 grottiness1984 1866 Morning Star 20 Aug. 4/6 Their face in a condition of grubbiness. Draft additions 1993 ˈgrubbily adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [adverb] > and mean sordidly1645 squalidlya1704 grubbily1934 scruffily1977 1934 in N. Webster Dict. 1987 I. McEwan Child in Time iv. 85 Squat, grubbily rendered houses dreaming under their hot roofs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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