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单词 grungy
释义

grungy

adjective

grun·​gy ˈgrən-jē How to pronounce grungy (audio)
grungier; grungiest
1
: shabby or dirty in character or condition
2
: characteristic of grunge music or fashion

Synonyms

  • bedraggled
  • befouled
  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • besmirched
  • black
  • blackened
  • cruddy
  • dingy
  • dirty
  • draggled
  • dusty
  • filthy
  • foul
  • grimy
  • grotty [chiefly British]
  • grubby
  • mucky
  • muddy
  • nasty
  • smudged
  • smutty
  • soiled
  • sordid
  • stained
  • sullied
  • unclean
  • uncleanly
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Example Sentences

After working in the garden all day, I felt sweaty and grungy. a grungy pair of jeans
Recent Examples on the Web To create a grungy smokey eye, draw it on your lash line — top and bottom — and then use your finger to smudge it. Jessica Ourisman, Allure, 22 Aug. 2022 Throw it back this Halloween with a nod to grungy '80s hair bands. Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 3 Aug. 2022 She is known for her grungy take on red-carpet style, but Billie Eilish arrived at the Oscars 2022 wearing her sleekest beauty look to date. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2022 The former was released as the record’s lead single in June alongside a grungy music video, while the latter is due out Friday (July 15). Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 July 2022 On one hand, Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat sound shares stylistic similarities with Nigerian rock: percussive rhythms, and grungy electric guitar and organ work. Ama Udofa, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2022 When the coffee table's white tile and grout look a bit grungy, Joseph simply wipes it down with Borax and warm water. Joseph Wanek, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022 Pieces of electrical tape mark three Xs on the grungy tan floor at Sun Studio. Ken Budd, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Denim platforms can be grungy in one look, sweetly rustic with the next. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1

grungy

adjective

1
as in filthy
not clean after playing outside, the kids came in grungy and in need of a good bath

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • filthy
  • dusty
  • dirty
  • blackened
  • muddy
  • stained
  • grimy
  • black
  • dingy
  • nasty
  • messy
  • grubby
  • smudged
  • grotty
  • greasy
  • mucky
  • unclean
  • soiled
  • bedraggled
  • sordid
  • cruddy
  • begrimed
  • sloppy
  • sullied
  • smutty
  • polluted
  • befouled
  • chaotic
  • draggled
  • messed
  • uncleanly
  • besmirched
  • foul
  • scruffy
  • bemired
  • shabby
  • littered
  • unkempt
  • disheveled
  • scuzzy
  • unwashed
  • unsanitary
  • confused
  • contaminated
  • cluttered
  • slovenly
  • insanitary
  • skanky
  • impure
  • germy
  • uncleaned
  • rumpled
  • gunky
  • untidy
  • mussy
  • raunchy
  • tainted
  • squalid
  • sleazy
  • defiled
  • unsterile
  • sooty
  • jumbled
  • unsterilized
  • mussed
  • dishevelled
  • muddled
  • disarrayed
  • disordered
  • disarranged
  • crocked
  • fuliginous
  • collied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clean
  • spotless
  • immaculate
  • pure
  • unsoiled
  • ultraclean
  • unstained
  • stainless
  • neat
  • unsullied
  • clear
  • cleanly
  • cleaned
  • tidy
  • limpid
  • orderly
  • bleached
  • spic-and-span
  • groomed
  • shiny
  • cleansed
  • spick-and-span
  • perfect
  • bright
  • combed
  • whitened
  • sparkling
  • untouched
  • ordered
  • wholesome
  • flawless
  • purified
  • unpolluted
  • unblemished
  • unspotted
  • untainted
  • virgin
  • undefiled
  • taintless
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2
as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect even though this grungy sweatshirt is falling apart, it's still my favorite

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dilapidated
  • neglected
  • scruffy
  • shabby
  • seedy
  • tatty
  • tattered
  • abandoned
  • desolate
  • mangy
  • dumpy
  • scrubby
  • tired
  • miserable
  • ratty
  • tumbledown
  • sleazy
  • tacky
  • ragged
  • timeworn
  • down-at-heel
  • threadbare
  • down-at-the-heels
  • tatterdemalion
  • beat-up
  • run-down
  • ruined
  • bombed-out
  • down-at-the-heel
  • broken
  • dingy
  • dog-eared
  • down-at-heels
  • unkept
  • damaged
  • decrepit
  • mean
  • gone to seed
  • wrecked
  • moth-eaten
  • forlorn
  • ramshackle
  • godforsaken
  • decaying
  • bedraggled
  • rickety
  • deteriorated
  • deteriorating
  • broken-down
  • destroyed
  • worn-out
  • rackety
  • rattletrap
  • hurt
  • injured
  • impaired
  • harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • new
  • fresh
  • maintained
  • brand-new
  • spiffy
  • reconstructed
  • kept-up
  • patched
  • rebuilt
  • mended
  • spruce
  • cared-for
  • smart
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