gunky

adjective

Definition of gunkynext
as in grimy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunky
  1. grimy
  2. filthy
  3. unclean
  4. grubby
  5. impure
  6. grungy
  7. squalid
  8. dirty
Adjective
  • Why had the Trump campaign chosen a dusty industrial lot in a grimy corner of Philly for this grave announcement?
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The approach undercuts the grimy male gaze of the novel that trickled down into the film.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of grimy
Adjective
  • Keepin’ Tabs Hey speaking of Google, the company also announced some good news for all of us filthy browser tab hoarders.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
  • At the same time, this is a movie about a woman who begins craving raw meat, grows a few extra nipples, and wakes up every morning filthy from running around in the dirt all night.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
    Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The letter chronicled some of the health care horrors of Gaza: Infant formula mixed with unclean water fed to malnourished babies.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • Heaven help the grubby finger that even attempts to graze their wings.
    Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The actors aren’t grubby or sweaty, and their clothes are neatly pressed.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2024
Definition of grubby
Adjective
  • If impure quartz is used, the outside materials can hamper the effectiveness of the transistor.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • There was also the upset about Ryan, who shows her breasts—a sweetheart made impure through pulp fiction.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of impure
Adjective
  • Because what Ken was doing at first was really all vibes: the all-black dress code, the grungy photography, the cryptic social media presence.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Vanity channels ’80s rock stars in her drag, giving her looks a sharp punk edge and a grungy, yet polished, touch.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
Definition of grungy
Adjective
  • Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded into squalid tent camps, and aid groups say hunger is rampant. Bentov, Goldenberg, Magdy and Krauss write for the Associated Press.
    Ami Bentov, Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The fighting that forced her from her home, the squalid conditions in the displacement camp in eastern Congo, the hunger, all felt inescapable.
    Sam Mednick and Ruth Alonga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of squalid
Adjective
  • Yes, but: Charlie Bailey, a former Fulton County gang prosecutor who ran for lieutenant governor as a Democrat in 2022, told Axios that the RICO law was created to catch leaders of criminal organizations who weren't doing the dirty work.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Carbon emissions would increase because there is a dearth of renewables and the world would have to burn dirtier fossil fuels from non-Western entities.
    Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of dirty
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