Grubby Definition

grŭbē
grubbier, grubbiest
adjective
grubbier, grubbiest
Dirty; messy; untidy.
Webster's New World
Infested with grubs, esp. with botfly larvae, as cattle or sheep.
Webster's New World
Inferior, contemptible, mean, etc.
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noun

(US, dialect) Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Myxocephalus aenaeus

Other Word Forms of Grubby

Noun

Singular:
grubby
Plural:
grubbies

Adjective

Base Form:
grubby
Comparative:
grubbier
Superlative:
grubbiest

Grubby Sentence Examples

  • He reached for her with a grubby hand, looked at it, and dropped it.

  • Spaceports on podunk planets are suitably grubby.

  • Long pants or grubby clothes weren't necessary, as Dean had no intention of entering the mine.

  • Candles by Kathy - There is a wide variety here, including primitive grubby candles and "needful things."

  • It is grubby, gritty, raw, and real, just the way garage rock was intended to be.

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Words Starting With

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