Grungily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a grungy manner.

    "Mr. Jia is part of the sixth generation of Chinese filmmakers, which emerged in the 1990s with grungily realistic portrayals of contemporary China that stood apart from the historical epics that came before."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a dingy manner wordnet

Synonyms

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dingilygrubbilygrubbily

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"Mr. Jia is part of the sixth generation of Chinese filmmakers, which emerged in the 1990s with grungily realistic portrayals of contemporary China that stood apart from the historical epics that came before."

Etymology

From grungy + -ly.

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