单词	grubby
释义	grubby adjective grub·​by ˈgrə-bē  grubbier; grubbiest 1 : infested with fly maggots 2 a : dirty, grimy grubby hands b : slovenly, sloppy 3 : worthy of contempt : base grubby political motives grubbily ˈgrə-bə-lē  adverb grubbiness ˈgrə-bē-nəs  noun Synonyms bedraggled befouled begrimed bemired besmirched black blackened cruddy dingy dirty draggled dusty filthy foul grimy grotty [chiefly British] grungy mucky muddy nasty smudged smutty soiled sordid stained sullied unclean uncleanly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He lives in a grubby little apartment. clean off those grubby hands before you touch anything Recent Examples on the Web Today, such a blunder would represent a refusal to survey the field; a refusal to recognize that American politics, like politics everywhere else in the world, is grubby and unkempt and ... Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 25 Aug. 2022 But the marble floors were grubby, and the installation of works that needed to be kept scrupulously dust-free had been held up by workmen, hammering and drilling. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 With 11 plaintiffs, the discovery process alone will be lengthy and revelatory, with unflattering details likely to emerge about both the Tour's secretive handling of discipline and LIV's grubby financials. Eamon Lynch, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2022 The Bear, the protagonist, Carmy, represents another version of the grubby archetype—a tattooed, greasily rakish kind of man who seems unstable yet wields a certain allure. Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022 This kind of thing will only grow as the sanity of the American body politic continues to erode, and as many on the right and the left abandon the grubby field of reality for a simplistic battle between good and evil. Matti Friedman, The Atlantic, 15 July 2022 Tracking how much the city changed from the end of the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties, Dos Passos reveals the grubby underside of industrialization. Alice Mcdermott, New York Times, 22 June 2022 Johnson is just the latest prime minister to fail spectacularly at the job, though in his case, in uniquely grubby circumstances. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 6 June 2022 Groups of friends were erecting tepees next to camper vans overflowing with grubby children. Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition grubby adjective grub·​by ˈgrə-bē  grubbier; grubbiest : dirty entry 1 sense 1 grubby adjective 1 as in filthy not clean clean off those grubby hands before you touch anything Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance filthy dusty dirty stained muddy blackened grimy black nasty soiled greasy smudged dingy grotty mucky messy grungy sordid bedraggled begrimed sullied cruddy unclean befouled uncleanly smutty draggled besmirched polluted sloppy messed foul chaotic littered bemired unwashed scruffy confused contaminated insanitary germy unsanitary shabby tainted slovenly unkempt impure squalid uncleaned untidy disheveled gunky defiled cluttered rumpled unsterile scuzzy sooty skanky sleazy unsterilized mussy muddled jumbled mussed raunchy disarrayed dishevelled disordered disarranged fuliginous crocked collied Antonyms & Near Antonyms clean unsoiled spotless immaculate unsullied unstained pure stainless clear cleanly cleaned ultraclean tidy neat limpid shiny spic-and-span orderly spick-and-span bleached groomed cleansed perfect bright whitened untouched ordered combed sparkling wholesome unblemished flawless unspotted purified unpolluted untainted virgin undefiled taintless See More 2 as in dirty arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust that's a grubby reason to stop talking to a friend Synonyms & Similar Words dirty cheap pitiful lame wretched nasty disgusting scabby ratty sneaking mean hateful vile scummy contemptible despicable lousy cruddy deplorable sorry pitiable paltry scurvy loathsome shabby odious disreputable squalid abominable revolting sordid shameful disgraceful repulsive repugnant detestable craven execrable abhorrent ignoble reptilian ignominious dishonorable base discreditable unscrupulous condemnable cowardly dastardly unprincipled reprehensible revulsive unethical low reproachable censurable blamable Antonyms & Near Antonyms noble admirable laudable scrupulous praiseworthy honest good meritorious redoubtable creditable commendable honorable upright moral reputable right virtuous ethical righteous high-minded principled right-minded See More
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