"grubby" in the noun sense
1. grubby, Myxocephalus aenaeus
small sculpin of the coast of New England
"grubby" in the adjective sense
1. grubby
infested with grubs
2. begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
"a miner's begrimed face"
"dingy linen"
"grimy hands"
"grubby little fingers"
"a grungy kitchen"
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