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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.
GRUBBY meaning: 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.
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.
If you call an activity or someone's behaviour grubby, you mean that it is not completely honest or respectable. [ disapproval ] ...the grubby business of politics.
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) :
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.
