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Definition of grubby:
Synonyms:
deplorable, besmirched, sullied, deceitful, drear, pitiable, scummy, unclean, raunchy, lewd, dubious, untruthful, fraudulent, cruddy, bemired, blue, scurvy, begrimed, dreary, grim, grimy, drab, lame, grotty, unprincipled, smudged, pitiful, sneaking, salacious, soiled, ratty, blackened, clean, dirty, corrupt, sorry, gloomy, stained, disconsolate, devious, dismal, Myxocephalus Aenaeus, muddied, dark, paltry, scabby, bedraggled, wretched, draggled, unscrupulous, mean, black, lousy, cheap, dingy, uncleanly, nasty, dishonest, despicable, cunning, befouled, grungy.
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dirty (part of speech: verb)
- messy,
- contaminated,
- unhygienic
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unclean (part of speech: adjective)
- icky,
- septic,
- filthy,
- fetid,
- scatological,
- defiled,
- muddy,
- foul,
- mucky,
- odious,
- unclean,
- shabby,
- sordid,
- grungy,
- insalubrious,
- impure,
- squalid,
- grimy,
- unhygenic,
- smutty,
- scruffy,
- untidy,
- festering,
- dusty,
- disgusting,
- sloppy,
- putrid,
- dirty,
- unsanitary,
- infectious,
- crummy,
- slovenly,
- murky,
- offensive,
- obscene,
- toxic,
- dingy
Usage examples:
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- "The-Burgess-Animal-Book-for-Children", Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo).
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It was the boy, and he was running up and down wringing his 'ands and crying like a wild thing, and, instead o' running away as soon as 'e saw me, he rushed right up to me and threw 'is grubby little paws round my neck.
- "Ship's Company, The Entire Collection", W.W. Jacobs. -
A grubby little brute he was, I recollect.
- "Right Ho, Jeeves", P. G. Wodehouse.