adjective (grubbier, grubbiest)
1 rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed or cleaned:
grubby hands / clothes
2 unpleasant because it involves activities that are dishonest or immoral
SYNSORDID:
a grubby affair / scandal
grubbiness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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