What does grubby mean?
Grubby means Dirty, unwashed, unclean..
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/ˈɡɹʌbi/ · adjective
Dirty, unwashed, unclean..
He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.
I have in mind, in particular, the claim that has echoed through the liberal side of coronavirus-era debates — that the key to sound leadership in a pandemic is just to follow the science, to trust science and scientists, to do what experts suggest instead of letting mere grubby politics determine your response.
The United States Department of Agriculture states that grubs cost the livestock industry from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 each year. The average devaluation on grubby cattle is from 25 cents to one dollar per cwt.
Use grubby when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grubby means Dirty, unwashed, unclean..
Common synonyms include grimy, befouled, besmirched, clarty.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.
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