grubby adjective

/ˈgrʌb.i/ adj

Definition

•

informal dirty

He was wearing some old shorts and a grubby T-shirt.

Don't wipe your grubby hands on my clean towel!

•

disapproving If you describe an activity or someone's behaviour as grubby, you do not think that it is honest, fair or acceptable

She sees the business of making money as just grubby opportunism.

He doesn't want this story to get into the grubby hands of the tabloid press (= to be obtained by newspapers who are not honest and fair).

(Definition of grubby adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to worry

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