Meaning & use
grungy
Dirty, shabby, and run-down in appearance.
See it in a sentence
The grungy basement bar had sticky floors but was famous for its live music.
His grungy sneakers were falling apart, held together mostly by duct tape.
A note on using this word
Grungy is informal and often carries a hint of countercultural style, borrowed from the 1990s "grunge" music scene.
Words with a similar meaning
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
pristinespotless
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “grungy”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.