grubby

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1. grubby - Noun

2. grubby - Adjective

3. grubby - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Dirty; unclean.

Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

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Actually, I wear the nail polish to hide how grubby my nails are. Caroline Corr

Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. Daniel Bell

What's to explain? I've scant use for those types whose chief interest is their grubby little personal neuroses. Not in a universe as rich as this. Poul Anderson

I can manage very well with the first grubby backside [of the model] which comes along – provided I find a skin which takes the light well. Pierre-Auguste Renoir

I read, go for walks and I love to garden. My hands are such a mess. People think I should have movie star hands, but they're just gardening ones. Always slightly grubby and with a bit of dirt under the fingernails. Amanda Donohoe

One of the grubby truths about a loss is that you don't just mourn the dead person, you mourn the person you got to be when the lost one was alive. This loss might even be what affects you the most. Meghan O'Rourke

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