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Filthy, covered with dirt

Scruffy or untidy in appearance

Deserving of hatred or contempt

Sleazy in manner or nature, not to be trusted

Very bad or unpleasant, especially to the senses

Shabby and squalid in nature

Inferior in quality

Indulgent in libidinous or immoral activities

(of liquid) Muddy or cloudy

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Adjective

Filthy, covered with dirt

strong-smelling

lacking in freshenss

unfit for human consumption

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“She eyed the grubby carpets, the faded curtains, and the filthy bathroom.”

Adjective

Scruffy or untidy in appearance

down-at-the-heel

dressed in rags

inappropriately dressed

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

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“I was met at the door by a small, benign looking lady in a slightly grubby white coat.”

Adjective

Deserving of hatred or contempt

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

beneath contempt

dissatisfactory

a load of pants

good-for-naught

good-for-nothing

bargain-basement

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

ill-favoured^UK

unfavourable^UK

not quite the thing

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

not the done thing

very disgusting

without justification

highly improper

strictly for the birds

unprepossessing

not quite the done thing

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“At the root of spying, such men knew, was a grubby act of betrayal.”

Adjective

Sleazy in manner or nature, not to be trusted

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

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“Strip away the oil stocks and the erudite pose and what we were left with was just another grubby salesman with a bad product.”

Adjective

Very bad or unpleasant, especially to the senses

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

unfavourable^UK

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Adjective

Shabby and squalid in nature

down-at-the-heels

falling to pieces

gone to rack and ruin

down-at-the-heel

unprepossessing

the worse for wear

having seen better days

on its last legs

falling apart at the seams

seen better days

badly maintained

all the worse for wear

poverty-stricken

poorly maintained

down at the heel

out of condition

in bad condition

decrepit. in ruins

not up to snuff

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Adjective

Inferior in quality

cheap and nasty

twopenny-halfpenny

of poor quality

not up to scratch

not up to snuff

end-of-the-pier

a load of pants

bargain-basement

dissatisfactory

less-than-stellar

not up to standard

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Adjective

Indulgent in libidinous or immoral activities

low-down-and-dirty

near the knuckle

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

gone to the dogs

no better than one should be

physically gratifying

in the fast lane

lacking restraint

beyond the pale

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Adjective

(of liquid) Muddy or cloudy

non-transparent

of high density

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

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