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grub·by

grubby

part of speech:	adjective
inflections:	grubbier, grubbiest
definition:	dirty or messy. Please change out of those grubby clothes before you sit down to dinner. synonyms: crummy, dirty, filthy, messy, slovenly antonyms: clean, immaculate similar words: mean, nasty
related words:	foul

derivations:	grubbily (adv.), grubbiness (n.)

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