Antonyms for grubby

Grammar : Adj

Spell : gruhb-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrʌb i

Definition of grubby

Origin : "dirty," by 1845, from grub (n.) in a sense of "dirty child" (who presumably got that way from digging in earth) + -y (2). Earlier it was used in a sense of "stunted, dwarfish" (1610s) and "infested with grubs" (1725). Related: Grubbily; grubbiness.

adj dirty, disheveled

Example sentences :

From the miserable camp pup he glanced at the grubby face of Jamie.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

The cleaner-by-the-day will do the grubby things and I shall like it.
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

And the boy had scrambled to his feet to extend a grubby paw.
Extract from : « Antony Gray,--Gardener » by Leslie Moore

They made their way through a swarm of grubby children, and entered the porch.
Extract from : « Antony Gray,--Gardener » by Leslie Moore

So, reversing the order of Nature, the butterfly had retired into a 'grubby' state.
Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins

They contemplated their grubby little paws with great equanimity.
Extract from : « Esther's Charge » by Evelyn Everett-Green

I endued her grubby disorder with a sinister and magnificent quality of intention.
Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells

That word “grubby” was brought out in a way that was absolutely wonderful.
Extract from : « The New Mistress » by George Manville Fenn

The soul of Tiki-pu gave a sharp leap in his grubby little body.
Extract from : « Moonshine & Clover » by Laurence Housman

Instead therefore of grubby blackguards as saints we have grubby blackguards as devils.
Extract from : « A Wanderer in Paris » by E. V. Lucas

Synonyms for grubby

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