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Stained vs Grubby - What's the difference?

stained | grubby | Related terms |

Stained is a related term of grubby.


As adjectives the difference between stained and grubby

is that stained is having a stain while grubby is dirty, unwashed, unclean.

As a verb stained

is (stain).

As a noun grubby is

(us|dialect) any species of cottus ; a sculpin.

stained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having a stain
  • coloured by adding a pigment

    • Derived terms

    * stained glass

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stain)

    • Anagrams

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    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.