grubby t-shirt
- noun
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- " It seemed that she did not even notice their unsavoury appearance, their soiled cut-off shorts and grubby T-shirt.
Examples
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He wore a grubby t-shirt that was stained with paint after spending the whole day working on his art project.
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After the long hike, his grubby t-shirt was covered in dirt and sweat.
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She decided to change out of her grubby t-shirt before going out to dinner.
Synonyms
An old torn shirt with holes that looks very shabby
Antonyms
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Morphology
grubby + t-shirt
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'grubby' (visibly dirty) modifying 't-shirt' (a casual shirt), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a dirty/unwashed shirt. This is a straightforward adjective+noun combination following a common cross-linguistic pattern, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Grubby t-shirt combines grubby and t-shirt. Picture a soft shirt covered in dirt, sweat, or stains after many wears. That's why it means 'a t-shirt that is dirty or looks unwashed and neglected'.