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grungy

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grun·gy  (grnj)
adj. grun·gi·er, grun·gi·est Slang
In a dirty, rundown, or inferior condition: grungy old jeans.
[Origin unknown.]
grungy [ˈgrʌndʒɪ]
adj -gier, -giest Slang
1. Chiefly US and Canadian squalid or seedy
2. (Music / Pop Music) (of pop music) characterized by a loud fuzzy guitar sound
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.grungy - thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, raunchy
dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
Translations
grungy [ˈgrʌndʒɪ] ADJ (grungier (compar) (grungiest (superl))) (= dirty) → cutre(Sp), roñoso (Mus) → de grunge
grungy
adj (inf) → mies (inf)


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