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Grubby vs Smudgy - What's the difference?

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Grubby is a related term of smudgy.


As adjectives the difference between grubby and smudgy

is that grubby is dirty, unwashed, unclean while smudgy is blurred, sort of smudged.

As a noun grubby

is (us|dialect) 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.

    • smudgy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Blurred, sort of smudged.
  • Like a thick smoke (such as is emitted by a smudge pot).