Meaning

3 senses
  1. Dirty, unwashed, unclean.

    He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.

    schmutzig, schmuddelig

    гря́зныйgrjáznyj, неря́шливыйnerjášlivyj

  2. (figuratively)Disreputable, sordid.

  3. Having grubs in it.

    madig, wurmstichig

    черви́выйčervívyj

    infested with grubs

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The man is wearing grubby clothes.

    ruНа мужчине грязная одежда.

    deDer Mann trägt schmuddelige Kleidung.

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  2. Get your grubby mitts off me!

    deNimm deine dreckigen Pfoten von mir!

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  3. Keep your grubby paws off my stuff!

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
dirty:
having grubs in it:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
dirty:
having grubs in it:

Forms

grubbier, grubbiest
Comparativegrubbier Lesson
Superlativegrubbiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

27 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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