grubby
adjective
dirty; slovenly.
grubbiness
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a word derived from
grubby.
Example Sentences
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It also gives Blumhouse’s output a sheen that’s sometimes detrimental to the horror genre, where at least some grubbiness and disreputability is necessary, to make viewers uncomfortable.
From The Verge ● Oct. 5, 2018
The characters in “Flaked” are experiencing a marginalization-in-progress, exemplified by an everyday grubbiness and a sense of loss and personal failure.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2016
It would like to remind you of “Fargo” — what with all the snow, the grubbiness and greed, the exaggerated accents and off-kilter rhythms — and it kind of does, but in a dispiriting way.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2012
Nothing on-screen suggests the foggy, tactile grubbiness of previous bustling, unglamorous, town-based westerns to which "Deadwood" has often been compared.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2010
My hands are greasy, which only adds to my growing feeling of grubbiness.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
