[ US /ˈɡɹəndʒi/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈʌnd‍ʒi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
    dingy linen
    grubby little fingers
    a grungy kitchen
    a miner's begrimed face
    grimy hands
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How To Use grungy In A Sentence

  • Her chic usually includes grungy jeans with a little sparkly something on top.
  • July 17th, 2008 at 6: 33 am i'm in ff3 on a pc and it looks fine to me … must be mac ff3 users who are experiencing trouble? anyway, i like a cleaner look, personally … grungy sites are great for personal use, but i think the more professional sites look better without it. (however, i wouldn't be against seeing a 'bitt' more personalization here …) BittBox
  • I parked my grungy old delivery van among the rows and rows of flash cars and crept up to the house.
  • a grungy kitchen
  • He was wearing a dirty T-shirt, grungy jeans, and a pair of wire-rim glasses taped together over the nosepiece. The Huckleberry Murders
  • (link) Sounds like those were quite a bit fancier than the ones you find in grungy bar restrooms (which I figure were always done to the height of whatever guy cut the hole). Ceciliatan: People Are Strange When You’re A Stranger
  • More accurately described as a grungy alleyway, it is a rare piece of not-yet-gentrified property in Manhattan, and it's adjacent to some luxury apartment buildings on First Street. Libertarian Blog Place
  • A black, grungy trench coat hung loosely over his lanky frame, and his face was hidden in the darkness under a fedora hat.
  • What will thrill jaded blockbuster veterans is the grungy feel of the film. Times, Sunday Times
  • In the background, Ross greets Celia and Touchstone, and their mutual friends CORY, a stoner in baggy clothes, and SYLVIA, a grungy dyke who sports dreads and an army shirt. Archive 2010-02-01
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