All grubby synonyms
grub·by
G g adj grubby
- shabby — impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes.
- unkempt — not combed: unkempt hair.
- messy — characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.
- grimy — covered with grime; dirty: I shook his grimy hand.
- grungy — ugly, run-down, or dilapidated: a grungy, abandoned mill town.
- seedy — abounding in seed.
- squalid — foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
- filthy — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
- soiled — to feed (confined cattle, horses, etc.) freshly cut green fodder for roughage.
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- foul — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
- frowzy — dirty and untidy; slovenly.
- impure — not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature: impure water and air.
- nasty — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- scruffy — untidy; shabby.
- sloppy — muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
- slovenly — untidy or unclean in appearance or habits.
- smutty — soiled with smut; grimy.
- sordid — morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
- unclean — not clean; dirty.
- untidy — not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered: an untidy room; an untidy person.
- mucky — of or like muck.
- uncleanly — in an unclean manner.
- unwashed — not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing: unwashed dishes; the unwashed soul of a sinner.
- besmeared — to smear all over; bedaub.
- scuzzy — dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive; disgusting.
adjective grubby
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- muddy — abounding in or covered with mud.
- dingy — of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
- disheveled — hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
- contemptible — If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
- despicable — If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- despised — Simple past tense and past participle of despise.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.