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ˈgrʌb igrub·by

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. grubby, Myxocephalus aenaeusadjective

    small sculpin of the coast of New England

  2. grubbyadjective

    infested with grubs

  3. begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchyadjective

    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

    "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"

Wiktionary

  1. grubbyadjective

    Dirty, unwashed, unclean.

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

  2. grubbyadjective

    Having grubs in it.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grubbyadjective

    dirty; unclean

    Etymology: [From Grub.]

  2. Grubbynoun

    any species of Cottus; a sculpin

    Etymology: [From Grub.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grubby in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grubby in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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