Definitions
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- noun The characteristic or quality of being
grubby .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of being grimy
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is, for some reason, something especially grim about pubs near stations, a very particular kind of grubbiness, a special kind of pallor to the pork pies.
So long, and thanks for all the fish Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1984
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Mr. Vann's feat is to make all this grubbiness feed Irene's claustrophobia until it explodes in a tremendously disturbing conclusion.
Icy State Of Affairs Sam Sacks 2011
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This seems tailor-made to whip up the very grade grubbiness Abeles condemns.
Linda Flanagan: Race to Nowhere? Linda Flanagan 2011
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This seems tailor-made to whip up the very grade grubbiness Abeles condemns.
Linda Flanagan: Race to Nowhere? Linda Flanagan 2011
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There were some nice apartments too, hidden inside the grubbiness of the uniform tower blocks and made comfortable with Western electronics and full bookshelves.
Alastair Humphreys: For Russia With a Smile Alastair Humphreys 2010
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There were some nice apartments too, hidden inside the grubbiness of the uniform tower blocks and made comfortable with Western electronics and full bookshelves.
Alastair Humphreys: For Russia With a Smile Alastair Humphreys 2010
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There were some nice apartments too, hidden inside the grubbiness of the uniform tower blocks and made comfortable with Western electronics and full bookshelves.
Alastair Humphreys: For Russia With a Smile Alastair Humphreys 2010
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It's kind of Stand By Me with a zombie and a big helping of grubbiness.
Filmstalker: Stalker's Top Ten 2009: Daniel Woolstencroft: Horror 2010
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There were some nice apartments too, hidden inside the grubbiness of the uniform tower blocks and made comfortable with Western electronics and full bookshelves.
Alastair Humphreys: For Russia With a Smile Alastair Humphreys 2010
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There were some nice apartments too, hidden inside the grubbiness of the uniform tower blocks and made comfortable with Western electronics and full bookshelves.
Alastair Humphreys: For Russia With a Smile Alastair Humphreys 2010
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