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| Back | grub‧by /ˈɡrʌbi/ adjective 1fairly dirty: a grubby handkerchief a gang of grubby kids 2grubby behaviour or activity is morally unpleasant: the grubby details of his financial dealings 3grubby hands/paws/mitts informal used to talk about someone touching something or becoming involved in it when you do not want them to: Keep your grubby paws to yourself! I bet he can’t wait to get his grubby hands on my money! —grubbiness noun [uncountable] THESAURUS dirty not clean: His clothes were untidy and he had dirty hands. filthy very dirty: Each year filthy water causes millions of cases of illness. muddy covered with mud: It had been raining hard and the path was muddy. dusty covered with dust: the dusty shelves in the attic greasy covered with oil or grease: Greasy food is bad for your health. grubby (also mucky British English) informal fairly dirty and needing to be cleaned or washed: He was wearing a grubby white T-shirt. | mucky fingers grimy covered with thick dirt or dirt that has been there a long time: I couldn’t see much out of the grimy windows of the train. dingy /ˈdɪndʒi/ looking dark, dirty, and unpleasant. Used about rooms, houses, and buildings: We worked in a dingy little office behind the station. polluted used about land, water, or air that has been made dirty: 85% of city dwellers breathe heavily polluted air. contaminated made dirty by a dangerous substance or bacteria: The virus is mainly spread through contaminated food. squalid /ˈskwɒləd, ˈskwɒlɪd $ ˈskwɑː-/ formal extremely dirty and unpleasant. Used about the place or conditions in which someone lives: People are living in squalid conditions, with little water and no sanitation. unhygienic /ʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk◂ $ -ˈdʒe-, -ˈdʒiː-/ formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: The food was prepared under unhygienic conditions. unsanitary (also insanitary British English) formal used about dirty conditions that are likely to cause disease, especially because there is not a good system for getting rid of waste: People’s health is being threatened by overcrowded and insanitary homes. | They work for long hours in unsanitary conditions. soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: Soiled nappies should be changed as quickly as possible. |
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