grufted

English

Etymology

gruft +‎ -ed

Adjective

grufted (comparative more grufted, superlative most grufted)

  1. (UK, dialect) Begrimed; made dirty.
    • 1881, Robert William Dale, James Guinness Rogers, The Congregationalist (volume 10, page 58)
      An' 'is noäse so grufted wi' snuff es it couldn't be scroobed awaäy / Fur atween 'is reädin' an' writin' 'e snifft up a box in a daäy.
    • 2020, Wilyem Clark, Monuments in the Dusk (page 112)
      The grufted, gimcracky chateau was constructed with variegated stone block walls, oak floors, and a slate roof.
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