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Grubby vs Sullied - What's the difference?

grubby | sullied | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between grubby and sullied

is that grubby is dirty, unwashed, unclean while sullied is defiled or tainted, soiled or stained.

As a noun grubby

is any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

As a verb sullied is

past tense of sully.

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.
  • sullied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • defiled or tainted, soiled or stained.
  • Antonyms

    * unsullied

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sully)