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Grubby vs Squalid - What's the difference?

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Grubby is a related term of squalid.


As adjectives the difference between grubby and squalid

is that grubby is dirty, unwashed, unclean while squalid is extremely dirty and unpleasant.

As nouns the difference between grubby and squalid

is that grubby is (us|dialect) any species of cottus ; a sculpin while squalid is (zoology) any member of the squalidae.

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.

    • squalid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
  • Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
    • A squalid attempt to buy votes.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Squalidae.
  • * 2008 , David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates (page 126)
    • Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods