grubbier; grubbiest
1
: infested with fly maggots
3
: worthy of contempt : base
grubby political motives
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He lives in a grubby little apartment.
clean off those grubby hands before you touch anything
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Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Photo: Adrian Nina Ormerod’s splash of pink tulle reflects a wider trend for tinted veils that has proliferated in alternative corners of the Western wedding sphere, where women aren’t robbed of £50 for a warm glass of Prosecco and the privilege of wriggling into a grubby one-size-fits-all sample.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Heaven help the grubby finger that even attempts to graze their wings.
—Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
The actors aren’t grubby or sweaty, and their clothes are neatly pressed.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2024
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Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Photo: Adrian Nina Ormerod’s splash of pink tulle reflects a wider trend for tinted veils that has proliferated in alternative corners of the Western wedding sphere, where women aren’t robbed of £50 for a warm glass of Prosecco and the privilege of wriggling into a grubby one-size-fits-all sample.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Heaven help the grubby finger that even attempts to graze their wings.
—Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
The actors aren’t grubby or sweaty, and their clothes are neatly pressed.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Grubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grubby. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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