begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy
(adjective) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; “a miner’s begrimed face”; “dingy linen”; “grimy hands”; “grubby little fingers”; “a grungy kitchen”
grubby
(adjective) infested with grubs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grubbier
comparative form of grubby
Source: Wiktionary
Grub"by, a. Etym: [From Grub.]
Definition: Dirty; unclean. [Colloq.] The grubby game of marbles. Lond. Sat. Rev.
Grub"by, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of Cottus; a sculpin. [Local, U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2025
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
