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Meanings of grubby in English

Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot.

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Small sculpin of the coast of New England.

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Usage of grubby in English
1
A necessary, but grubby compromise his party would soon put behind them.
The Irish Times
2
I called you that for grabbing sleeves in grubby hands, of course.
Archer’s Goon
3
Isaac stared out of the window into the grubby New Crobuzon night.
Perdido Street Station
4
One feels slightly grubby even referring to this particular piece of near-sophistry.
The Irish Times
5
And yes, Jacob Zuma does have his grubby fingerprints all over them.
The South African
6
Wash your arms, take off that grubby apron and answer the door!'
King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
7
She disgraces the family by marrying a grubby newspaper fellow called Porter.
The Coming of Bill
8
So they sent grubby, desperate men to wreck it at any cost.
Space Platform
9
The great, gorgeous, shimmering thing completely hid her grubby little black gown.
Cheerful—By Request
10
She pointed a thin, grubby finger back the way they had come.
The weight of silence
11
The stubbly hairs were fair and the unpainted toenails a little grubby.
Career of Evil
12
It was just as barren and grubby as the office next door.
The blackstone chronicles
13
My life is a grubby torment of cravings because it isn't settled.
The Research Magnificent
14
Facebook Twitter Pinterest The grubby, vandalized ruin evokes a low-budget hipster Ozymandias.
The Guardian
15
His eyes were red and his brown skin grubby with tear streaks.
Worlds of Honor
16
Some of them wanted to rub their grubby faces against my hands.
Hex and the city
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Ireland
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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