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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Heaven help the grubby finger that even attempts to graze their wings.
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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
Although the murderous alien is the films’ ostensible villain, Weyland-Yutani—an omnipresent monolith that’s sort of like if Tesla bought Netflix and was also the hospital—looms large over Alien’s grubby dystopia.
—Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
The man looks nothing like the usual upscale Buckhead business crowd; this guy is rough and grubby, with no hint of a smile.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
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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
Although the murderous alien is the films’ ostensible villain, Weyland-Yutani—an omnipresent monolith that’s sort of like if Tesla bought Netflix and was also the hospital—looms large over Alien’s grubby dystopia.
—Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
The man looks nothing like the usual upscale Buckhead business crowd; this guy is rough and grubby, with no hint of a smile.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Grubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grubby. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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