grubby
/ˈɡɹʌbi/ adjective C2- Dirty, unwashed, unclean. · He's a grubby little boy, always playing around by the stream.
- Disreputable, sordid.
- Having grubs in it.
Comparative grubbier · Superlative grubbiest
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