grubby

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. infested with grubs

2. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

- grubby little fingers

Similar word(s): dirty, soiled, unclean, begrimed, dingy, grimy, grungy, raunchy

Sentences with grubby as an adjective:

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

noun

1. small sculpin of the coast of New England

Definition categories: animal, sculpin