Meaning & use
Grubby
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Dirty or grimy, typically through lack of care; can also describe something morally sordid or disreputable.
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The children came home with grubby hands after playing in the garden.
The senator was caught up in a grubby political scandal.
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Beyond physical dirtiness, "grubby" often carries a figurative connotation of moral shabbiness, as in "grubby dealings."
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