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grubby

/ˈɡɹʌbi/ adjective C2
  1. Dirty, unwashed, unclean. · He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.
  2. Disreputable, sordid. (figuratively)
  3. Having grubs in it.

Comparative grubbier · Superlative grubbiest

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