Definition of grubby Grubby

/gɹʌˈbi/ - [grubee] - grub•by

We found 9 definitions of grubby from 4 different sources.

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What does grubby mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: grubbies

grubby - small sculpin of the coast of New England
  Myxocephalus aenaeus
  sculpin any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths

Adjective

grubby, grubbier, grubbiest

grubby - infested with grubs
grubby - thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
  begrimed, dingy, grimy, grungy, raunchy
  soiled, unclean, dirty having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • grubby (a.)
    Dirty; unclean.
  • grubby (n.)
    Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

Part of speech

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  • grubby, noun, singular of grubbies.
  • grubby, adjective.

Pronunciation

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