grungily
- adverb
- /ˈɡrʌn.dʒɪ.li/
:
de manera descuidada
- He dressed grungily for the concert, with ripped jeans and a stained T-shirt.
Examples
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Old posters clung grungily to the faded walls of the alley.
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The abandoned house looked grungily neglected from the outside.
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He dressed grungily for the party.
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She walked grungily down the street.
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He dressed grungily for the concert, with ripped jeans and a stained T-shirt.
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The abandoned house looked grungily neglected from the outside.
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Old posters clung grungily to the faded walls of the alley.
Synonyms
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4.4
In a way that looks old and not cared for
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1.8
In a way that is not clean, fair, or polite
In a dirty, untidy way
In a dirty, dull way that makes things look old and not fresh
In a messy, untidy way, especially about clothes or hair
In a very dirty and morally bad way
In a way that makes something look old and worn
Antonyms
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grungily comes from grunge, a word that originally meant 'dirt' or 'grime' and later described a rough music and fashion style that looked messy and worn. Think of grime — real dirt — as a memory hook: to act grungily is to do something in a 'dirty', 'shabby', or run-down way.