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Grubby vs Sleazy - What's the difference?

grubby | sleazy |

As adjectives the difference between grubby and sleazy

is that grubby is dirty, unwashed, unclean while sleazy is marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.

As a noun grubby

is any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

grubby

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Dirty, unwashed, unclean.
    • He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.
  • Having grubs in it.

    • Noun

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

    • sleazy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
  • Dishonorable; base; vulgar; raunchy; sordid.

    • Synonyms

    * skeezy

    Derived terms

    * sleaze