grungier; grungiest
1
: shabby or dirty in character or condition
2
: characteristic of grunge music or fashion
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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But over time, pods get grungy and moldy just like your coffee pot does.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
My father was also sullen from the vodka, and after grumbling some would fall asleep on his grungy sleeper berth.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Dark nail colors are a winter staple, but the right shades can feel elevated and modern rather than grungy or flat.
—Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
Stroheim, who shot on location, delivers a grungy and grubby story, his fanatical eye for grim detail producing a portrait of ordinary misery that assumes symbolic force.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
My father was also sullen from the vodka, and after grumbling some would fall asleep on his grungy sleeper berth.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Dark nail colors are a winter staple, but the right shades can feel elevated and modern rather than grungy or flat.
—Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
Stroheim, who shot on location, delivers a grungy and grubby story, his fanatical eye for grim detail producing a portrait of ordinary misery that assumes symbolic force.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grungy
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“Grungy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grungy. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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