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- Dictionarygrubby/ˈɡrʌbi/
adjective
- 1. covered with dirt; grimy: "the grubby face of a young boy"
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GRUBBY definition: 1. dirty: 2. If you describe an activity or someone's behaviour as grubby, you do not think that…. Learn more.
The meaning of GRUBBY is infested with fly maggots. How to use grubby in a sentence.
GRUBBY meaning: 1. dirty: 2. If you describe an activity or someone's behaviour as grubby, you do not think that…. Learn more.
If you call an activity or someone's behaviour grubby, you mean that it is not completely honest or respectable.
1. [ gruhb -ee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. , grub·bi·er, grub·bi·est. dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes. Synonyms: bedraggled, filthy, messy, unkempt, grimy. infested with or affected by grubs or larvae. contemptible: grubby political tricks. 2. [ gruhb -ee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. , plural grub·bies.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. “ grubby little fingers”. synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grungy, raunchy. dirty, soiled, unclean. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. adjective. infested with grubs. noun. small sculpin of the coast of New England.
Dirty; grimy: grubby old work clothes. See Synonyms at dirty. 2. Infested with grubs. 3. Contemptible; despicable: has a grubby way of treating others. grub′bi·ly adv. grub′bi·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
grubby (rather informal) rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed: He hoped she wouldn’t notice his grubby shirt cuffs. stained (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove) :
Meaning of grubby – Learner’s Dictionary. grubby. adjective. uk / ˈɡrʌbi / us. Add to word list. quite dirty: a grubby little boy. (Definition of grubby from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of grubby. in Chinese (Traditional) （同 dirty）, 卑鄙的，可鄙的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （同 dirty）, 卑鄙的，可鄙的…
grubby in American English. (ˈgrʌbi ) adjective Word forms: ˈgrubbier or ˈgrubbiest. 1. infested with grubs, esp. with botfly larvae, as cattle or sheep. 2. dirty; messy; untidy. 3. inferior, contemptible, mean, etc.
