Grubby: meaning, definitions and examples
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grubby
[ ˈɡrʌbi ]
dirty
Covered with dirt; grimy. Synonyms: dirty, grimy, muddy.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- His hands were grubby after working in the garden all day.
- The children came home with grubby faces after playing in the mud.
Translations
Translations of the word "grubby" in other languages:
🇵🇹 sujo
- lamacento
- imundo
🇮🇳 गंदा
- मैला
- मलिन
🇩🇪 schmutzig
- schmierig
- dreckig
🇮🇩 kotor
- berlumpur
- menjijikkan
🇺🇦 брудний
- замащений
- нечистий
🇵🇱 brudny
- błotnisty
- niechlujny
🇯🇵 汚い (kitanai)
- 泥だらけの (dorodarake no)
- 不潔な (fuketsuna)
🇫🇷 sale
- boueux
- crasseux
🇪🇸 sucio
- embarrado
- mugriento
🇹🇷 kirli
- çamurlu
- pis
🇰🇷 더러운 (deoreoun)
- 진흙투성이의 (jinheuk tuseongi-ui)
- 불결한 (bul-gyeolhan)
🇸🇦 قذر
- موحل
- قذر
🇨🇿 špinavý
- blátivý
- zaneřáděný
🇸🇰 špinavý
- bahnistý
- nečistý
🇨🇳 肮脏的 (āngzāng de)
- 泥泞的 (nínìng de)
- 污秽的 (wūhuì de)
🇸🇮 umazan
- blatni
- nečist
🇮🇸 skítugur
- drullugur
- óhreinn
🇰🇿 лас
- батпақ
- кір
🇬🇪 ბინძური
- ტალახიანი
- უმწიგნლო
🇦🇿 çirkli
- palçıqlı
- natəmiz
🇲🇽 sucio
- embarrado
- mugriento
Etymology
The word 'grubby' originated from the Middle English word 'grubben' which means 'to dig'. Over time, the meaning of 'grubby' evolved to refer to something dirty or grimy. The word has been used in English language since the 16th century.