GRUBBINESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being grimy

Synonyms:

griminess; grubbiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("grubbiness" is a kind of...):

dirtiness; uncleanness (the state of being unsanitary)

Derivation:

grubby (thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot)

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