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grubby

English

Etymology

grub +? -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /???bi/
Rhymes: -?bi

Adjective

grubby (comparative grubbier, superlative grubbiest)

Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
Synonyms: grimy; see also Thesaurus:unclean
(figuratively) Disreputable, sordid.
Having grubs in it.

Translations

Noun

grubby (plural grubbies)

(US, dialect) Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

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squalid

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin squalidus, from squalere (“to be rough or dirty”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?skw?l?d/

Adjective

squalid (comparative squalider, superlative squalidest)

Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
A squalid attempt to buy votes.

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Etymology 2

Noun

squalid (plural squalids)

(zoology) Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.
- 2008, David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates (page 126)
  Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods […]

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grubby

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squalid

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