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grubby Definition

grubby (grubē)

adjective -·bier, -·bi·est

  1. infested with grubs, esp. with botfly larvae, as cattle or sheep
  2. dirty; messy; untidy
  3. inferior, contemptible, mean, etc.

grubby Related Forms
grub·bily adverb grub·bi·ness noun
grubby Synonyms

grubby

modif.

grubby Usage Examples

Preposition: around

  • edge: From first appearances maybe, it's a bit grubby around the edges from the outside.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • look: Some floor cushions - look a bit grubby considering children sit on them.
  • get: Shoes are getting a touch grubby, maybe I should stop wearing them?

Modifies a noun

  • mitt: Yep, the wait for you to get your grubby gaming mitts on Microsoft's new system is merely 78 days away.
  • mits: No longer do Eidos have their grubby little mits all over the football management genre, Football Manager is here.
  • paw: Disgusting - I bet your copy of YS was embarrassed to be grasped in your grubby paws in full view of a coach party!
  • finger: No grubby fingers were to be allowed to wander unhindered around the bookshelves.
  • hand: JB: Mostly me getting my grubby hands on Rupert's prose, I'm afraid!
  • world: And love is a forlorn hope in this grubby little world, and why hope for romance when you're too old to dance.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: I went back to sleep, feeling slightly grubby.
  • rather: The heroes are decidedly less heroic than usual ( rather grubby in places, actually!
  • little: Inside, the lining is a little grubby with some biro marks.
  • very: We'll look very grubby indeed, won't we, in comparison to Him?
  • pretty: The pastry was pretty grubby by the time Mommy gave me more scraps.
  • decidedly: The white paintwork looks decidedly grubby in this 1st August 2004 view, but at least this important piece of architecture still stands.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I went back to sleep, feeling slightly grubby.
  • look: We'll look very grubby indeed, won't we, in comparison to Him?
  • get: The trick is not to let your bike get too grubby.

Preposition: with

  • age: The toy is in perfect working order and in good condition, fur fabric slightly grubby with age.

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