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[ gruhb-ee ] / ˈgrʌb i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grubby ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, grub·bi·er, grub·bi·est.dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes. infested with or affected by grubs or larvae. contemptible: grubby political tricks. Origin of grubby1First recorded in 1605–15; grub + -y1 SYNONYMS FOR grubby1 grimy, unkempt, messy, filthy, bedraggled. SEE SYNONYMS FOR grubby ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM grubbygrub·bi·ly, adverbgrub·bi·ness, nounWords nearby grubbyGrozny, GRU, grub, grub beam, grubber, grubby, Gruber, grub hoe, grub saw, grub screw, grubstake Definition for grubby (2 of 2)[ gruhb-ee ] / ˈgrʌb i /
noun, plural grub·bies.a small sculpin, Myxocephalus aenaeus, inhabiting waters off the coast of New England. Origin of grubby2Origin uncertain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grubbyBut Paltrow and Lively insist on deep meaning besides the grubby business of trade. Blake Lively Gets Her GOOP On|Tim Teeman|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perfume bottles and weathered papyrus replicas gather dust in the grubby window displays of the empty shops. Egyptian Tomb-Robbing Market Explodes on eBay|Bel Trew|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST His friend to the north, Paul Kagame, is another authoritarian with grubby hands, feted nonetheless. Liberian Nostalgia for War Criminal Charles Taylor|Finlay Young|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST Before the envelope containing salacious details makes it into the grubby hands of the media, tell everything. Weiner Should’ve Taken the Letterman Approach|Tricia Romano|June 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Each of them was actually owned by more than 25,000 member banks, and one hand washed the grubby hand of the other. Why Did Visa and MasterCard Get Off Scot-Free?|Adam Hanft|May 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST He held out a grubby paw and shook the now very much embarrassed Derrick by the hand. The Woman's Way|Charles Garvice And, goodness knows, you've had enough to knock you out and to make you think all sorts of grubby thoughts. Stranded in Arcady|Francis Lynde The Master looked up and down—he sniffed the air, which was stuffy, with peculiar satisfaction: he smiled upon the grubby houses. The Ivory Gate, a new edition|Walter Besant The grubby boy was just too astonished to cry, just too proud of travelling in a carriage. A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds Madame's daughter, I thought, looking up at the woman standing in front of me in a grubby bodice and tousled hair. Now It Can Be Told|Philip Gibbs
British Dictionary definitions for grubby
adjective -bier or -biestdirty; slovenly mean; beggarly infested with grubs Derived forms of grubbygrubbily, adverbgrubbiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grubbyshabby, unkempt, messy, grimy, grungy, seedy, squalid, filthy, soiled, black, foul, frowzy, impure, nasty, scruffy, sloppy, slovenly, smutty, sordid, unclean |