New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Grubby — Grub by, a. [From {Grub}.] Dirty; unclean. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] The grubby game of marbles. Lond. Sat. Rev. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grubby — Grub by, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of {Cottus}; a sculpin. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grubby — dirty, by 1845, from GRUB (Cf. grub) (n.) in a sense of dirty child (who presumably got that way from digging in earth) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Earlier it was used in a sense of stunted, dwarfish (1610s) and infested with grubs (1725). Related:… … Etymology dictionary
grubby — [adj] dirty, disheveled besmeared, black, filthy, foul, frowzy*, grimy, grungy*, impure, messy, mucky*, nasty, scruffy, scuzzy*, seedy*, shabby, sloppy, slovenly, smutty*, soiled, sordid, squalid, unclean, uncleanly, unkempt, untidy, unwashed;… … New thesaurus
grubby — ► ADJECTIVE (grubbier, grubbiest) 1) dirty; grimy. 2) disreputable; sordid. DERIVATIVES grubbily adverb grubbiness noun … English terms dictionary
grubby — [grub′ē] adj. grubbier, grubbiest 1. infested with grubs, esp. with botfly larvae, as cattle or sheep 2. dirty; messy; untidy 3. inferior, contemptible, mean, etc. grubbily adv. grubbiness n … English World dictionary
Grubby — Manuel „Grubby“ Schenkhuizen (* 11. Mai 1986) ist ein niederländischer professioneller Warcraft III Spieler. Im Februar 2008 wechselte er zum E Sport Clan MeetYourMakers (kurz MYM), nachdem sich sein vorheriger Clan 4Kings wegen finanzieller… … Deutsch Wikipedia
grubby — grub|by [ˈgrʌbi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: GRUB1; because places full of grubs are dirty] 1.) fairly dirty ▪ a grubby handkerchief ▪ a gang of grubby kids 2.) grubby behaviour or activity is morally unpleasant ▪ the grubby details of his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grubby — [[t]grʌ̱bi[/t]] grubbier, grubbiest 1) ADJ GRADED A grubby person or object is rather dirty. His white coat was grubby and stained. ...kids with grubby faces. Syn: grimy 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you call an activity or someone s behaviour… … English dictionary
grubby — adjective 1 fairly dirty: a grubby handkerchief 2 grubby behaviour or activity is morally unpleasant: the grubby details of Harper s financial dealings grubbiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grubby — UK [ˈɡrʌbɪ] / US adjective Word forms grubby : adjective grubby comparative grubbier superlative grubbiest 1) dirty and needing to be washed He wore torn jeans and a grubby shirt. 2) dishonest and morally bad Derived word: grubbiness noun… … English dictionary
