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GRUNGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grungy mean? 

GRUNGY (adjective)
  The adjective GRUNGY has 1 sense:

1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or sootplay

  Familiarity information: GRUNGY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRUNGY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

Synonyms:

begrimed; dingy; grimy; grubby; grungy; raunchy

Context example:

a grungy kitchen

Similar:

dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)

Derivation:

grunge (the state of being covered with unclean things)


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