"grunty" meaning in English

See grunty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: gruntier [comparative], gruntiest [superlative]
Etymology: From grunt + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grunt|y}} grunt + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grunty (comparative gruntier, superlative gruntiest)
  1. Making grunting sounds.
    Sense id: en-grunty-en-adj-Q7x3vDgj
  2. Resembling grunt work; repetitive, mindless, unrewarding.
    Sense id: en-grunty-en-adj-nQK8-x2G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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