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grubby

adj
/ˈɡɹʌbi/

Etymology

From grub + -y.

  1. inherited from grub
  2. derived from *grub-✻ — “to dig”
  3. derived from *grubb-✻
  4. derived from *grubb-✻
  5. inherited from *grubbian✻
  6. inherited from grubben
  7. formed as grubby — “grub + -y”

Definitions

  1. Dirty, unwashed, unclean.

    • He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.

  2. Disreputable, sordid.

  3. Having grubs in it.

    • The United States Department of Agriculture states that grubs cost the livestock industry from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 each year. The average devaluation on grubby cattle is from 25 cents to one dollar per cwt.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Any species of Cottus

      Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA