Definitions

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  • adjective Making grunting sounds.
  • adjective Resembling grunt work; repetitive, mindless, unrewarding.

Etymologies

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grunt +‎ -y

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Examples

  • J-RPG players have no doubt got used to the idea of riding giant birds around, and even the grunty is a more familiar sight than it once was, but where these mounts have become almost commonplace, one will always be somewhat bizarre - the whelk from Breath of Fire IV.

    Comments for Azure Flame 2009

  • J-RPG players have no doubt got used to the idea of riding giant birds around, and even the grunty is a more familiar sight than it once was, but where these mounts have become almost commonplace, one will always be somewhat bizarre - the whelk from Breath of Fire IV.

    Comments for Azure Flame 2009

  • Not that they don't like delicate styles on occasion, or that women don't enjoy rich reds, but, now I think about it, it's only ever male winemakers who say 'grunty', and the biggest, whopper Aussie wines do seem to be especially adored by men.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Not that they don't like delicate styles on occasion, or that women don't enjoy rich reds, but, now I think about it, it's only ever male winemakers who say 'grunty', and the biggest, whopper Aussie wines do seem to be especially adored by men.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Not that they don't like delicate styles on occasion, or that women don't enjoy rich reds, but, now I think about it, it's only ever male winemakers who say 'grunty', and the biggest, whopper Aussie wines do seem to be especially adored by men.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • All of which suggests that his shift from grunty man-rock into kaleidoscopic experimentation is, rather cheeringly, ongoing.

    The arts in 2012: pop 2011

  • This mill's demeanor—grunty, free-revving, with a tensed, ready nature—is virtually indistinguishable from that of a larger, naturally aspirated six.

    In BMW's Repackaged Z4, Less Is More Dan Neil 2011

  • If you're looking for a personal robot that's a little less grunty, you've got plenty of options.

    Rise Of The Personal Robot Brian Caulfield 2010

  • The dumb, grunty, and violence-prone get sorted out by natural selection.

    Why Most Economists Are Hawks and Why They Might Be Wrong, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Going far too fast, it appeared in his vision on the heels of its grunty sound, a twelve-cylinder XKE Jaguar painted British racing green, Phil Smith behind its wheel, Fred Collins beside him.

    TOO MANY MURDERS Colleen McCullough 2009

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