grungier; grungiest
1
: shabby or dirty in character or condition
2
: characteristic of grunge music or fashion
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Examples of grungy in a Sentence
After working in the garden all day, I felt sweaty and grungy.
a grungy pair of jeans
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Explore See latest videos, charts and news Students vulnerably pressed play on their creations, ranging from a grungy rock backdrop to a rap song with Playboi Carti-esque ad-libs and an airy R&B singer, all surrounding the socially conscious theme of the assignment weaving the tracks together.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 May 2024
But that would be to deny Miller the richness of his grungy post-apocalyptic series, one that pairs brutal action sequences with emotional resonance, dark mythmaking, sociopolitical alarm and, yes, the odd Ozploitative chuckle at some catastrophic personal misfortune.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 May 2024
But that would be to deny Miller the richness of his grungy post-apocalyptic series, one that pairs brutal action sequences with emotional resonance, dark mythmaking, sociopolitical alarm and, yes, the odd Ozploitative chuckle at some catastrophic personal misfortune.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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“Grungy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grungy. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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