grubbier
Less clean now
Grubbier is the comparative form of grubby, meaning dirtier or more unkempt: The kitchen looked even grubbier than last time.
Grubby suggests a layer of grime from neglect rather than fresh mud or stains.
Figuratively, grubbier can describe something more sordid or disreputable: The grubbier side of politics.
More soiled than another
- muddierMore clouded with sediment
- grimierMore covered in dirt
- smudgierMore blur-marked
- stainedMarred by discoloration
smeared · greasier · dustier · muckier · sullied · filthier · begrimed · besmirched
More disheveled in appearance
- messierMore disordered or cluttered
- shabbierMore worn and tattered
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- bedraggledWet, dirty, untidy
raggedy · tatty · slovenly · frumpier · frowzy · slatternly · rumpled · matted
More run-down or squalid
- dingierMore shabby or faded
- sleazierMore disreputable
- shabbierMore worn and tattered
- run-downDeteriorated from neglect
dilapidated · ramshackle · decrepit · slummy · sordid · wretched · seamy · insalubrious
dirtier
More soiled than another
stained · smeared · greasier · dustier · muckier · sullied · filthier · begrimed · besmirched · muddied
scruffier
More disheveled in appearance
- messierMore disordered or cluttered
- shabbierMore worn and tattered
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
bedraggled · raggedy · tatty · slovenly · frumpier · frowzy · slatternly · rumpled · matted · tangled
seedier
More run-down or squalid
run-down · dilapidated · ramshackle · decrepit · slummy · sordid · wretched · seamy · insalubrious · flea-bitten
- grade grubbingPestering for better marks