grubbiness


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grub·by

 (grŭb′ē)
adj. grub·bi·er, grub·bi·est
1. Dirty; grimy: grubby old work clothes. See Synonyms at dirty.
2. Infested with grubs.
3. Contemptible; despicable: has a grubby way of treating others.
grub′bi·ly adv.
grub′bi·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.grubbiness - the state of being grimy
griminess
dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary
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grubbiness

noun
The condition or state of being dirty:
dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, griminess, smuttiness, squalor, uncleanliness, uncleanness.
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Translations
قذاره، وسَخ
umouněnost
snavsethed
óhreinindi, skítur
kirlilikpislik

grubbiness

[ˈgrʌbɪnɪs] N → suciedad f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grubbiness

n
(= dirtiness) → Dreckigkeit f; (of person, clothes, house) → Schmuddeligkeit f (inf)
(fig: = sordidness) → Schmutzigkeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

grubbiness

[ˈgrʌbɪnɪs] n → sporcizia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grubby

(ˈgrabi) adjective
dirty. a grubby little boy.
ˈgrubbiness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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