adjective. ['ˈgrʌbi'] thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot.
1. Adjective Staining the pants with dirt or dying them in black tea helps add a grubby look to the denim. 2. Noun, singular or mass But after even a short while, it may look a little grubby and lose its appeal.
noun. ['ˈgrʌbi'] small sculpin of the coast of New England.