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单词 grubby
释义 grub·by
\ˈgrəbē, -bi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: grub (II) + -y
1. chiefly dialect
 a. : small and incompletely formed
 b. : dwarfish, stunted
2. : infested with fly maggots
3. : dirty, shabby, or slovenly in condition or appearance : grimy, mean
 < their grubby little fingers — Roderick Finlayson >
 < colorless face, hair in curlers, clothes as grubby as the fog — Edith C. Rivett >
 < streets that looked as parched and grubby as I was — Thomas Wood †1950 >
 < felt particularly grubby and unshaven — Robert Keable >
4. : low, sordid, or ignoble in character : base, contemptible
 < the pamphleteer's grubby motives — Albert Lynd >
 < a grubby lot of tax collectors, mortgage makers, moneylenders — J.R.Newman >
 < a grubby man of pleasure — C.J.Rolo >
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