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GRUBBY
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Irregular inflected forms: grubbier , grubbiest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small sculpin of the coast of New England
Synonyms:
grubby; Myxocephalus aenaeus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("grubby" is a kind of...):
sculpin (any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths)
Holonyms ("grubby" is a member of...):
genus Myxocephalus; Myxocephalus (grubby)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
Example:
a grungy kitchen
Synonyms:
begrimed; dingy; grimy; grubby; grungy; raunchy
Classified under:
Similar:
dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)
Derivation:
grubbiness (the state of being grimy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Infested with grubs
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
grub (a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects)
Derivation:
grub (a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects)
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