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grubby

/ˈɡrʌbi/

Translations

grubbyadjective

grubbier

Comp.

grubbiest

Super.

/ˈɡrʌbi/

He wore a grubby old coat that had seen better days.

Он носил замызганное старое пальто, которое видело лучшие дни.

The children came home with grubby hands after playing in the mud.

Дети пришли домой с грязными руками после игры в грязи.

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grubbynoun

grubbies

/ˈɡrʌbi/

Used as a common name for a small sculpin fish (Myoxocephalus aenaeus) in the north-western Atlantic.

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.