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grubby

UK
/ˈɡrʌbi/
US
/ˈɡrʌbi/

Translations

grubbyadjective
grubbier
Comp.
grubbiest
Super.
UK
/ˈɡrʌbi/
US
/ˈɡrʌbi/
The children returned home with grubby hands after playing in the mud.
Les enfants sont rentrés à la maison avec les mains sales après avoir joué dans la boue.
Additional translations
crasseuxFamilier.
sordideAu sens moral ou éthique.
Synonyms
unclean
stained
dirty
filthy
soiled
squalid
messy
grimy
Antonyms
clean
neat
tidy
grubbynoun
grubbies
pl
UK
/ˈɡrʌbi/
US
/ˈɡrʌbi/
Used as a common name for a small sculpin fish (Myoxocephalus aenaeus) in the north-western Atlantic.
Additional translations
myoxocéphaleZoologie.

Definitions

grubbyadjective
Covered with or characterized by dirt or grime.
The children returned home with grubby hands after playing in the mud.
Morally or ethically unclean or sordid.
The politician's grubby dealings were exposed in the media.
grubbynoun
A small sculpin fish (Myoxocephalus aenaeus) found in the north-western Atlantic Ocean; also called the grubby sculpin.
Local fishermen often catch grubbies while bottom-fishing off the Maine coast.
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