grubby

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a. 污秽的, 肮脏的, 生蛆的

发音

/ˈɡɹʌbi/
IE /ˈɡɹʊbi/
其它 /ˈɡɹʊbi/

词形变化

grubbies 复数 grubbies grubbier 比较级 grubbier grubbiest grubbiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

    美国 方言
adj.
  1. 1.

    Dirty, unwashed, unclean.

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

  2. 2.

    Disreputable, sordid.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    Having grubs in it.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sculpin
形容词

同义词 5

dingy grimy raunchy begrimed grungy

近义相关 3

dirty unclean soiled

词源

From grub + -y.

来源：wiktionary