Grubby Definition & Meaning
grubby
- adjective
- infested with grubs
- thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
- noun
- small sculpin of the coast of New England
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- What does grubby mean?
- infested with grubs thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" small sculpin of the coast of New England
- What part of speech is grubby?
- Grubby is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does grubby have?
- Grubby has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).