adj
Meaning 1
Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
grungy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡɹʌnd͡ʒi/
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rhymes with -ʌndʒi
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CMU ARPABET: G R AH1 N JH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to grunge music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grungelike
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a miner's begrimed face
- dingy linen
- grimy hands
- grubby little fingers
- a grungy kitchen
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, raunchy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Probably a blend of grunt + dingy, influenced by grimy.
grunge + -y, usage probably influenced by etymology 1.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: schäbig — dirty, shabby
- German: schmutzig — dirty, shabby
- Swedish: smutsig — dirty, shabby
- Swedish: lortig — dirty, shabby