← BackshareGuessgrubbily/ˈɡrʌbɪli/adverbIn a dirty, messy, or unkempt manner.He was dressed grubbily, with stains on his shirt and holes in his jeans.She grubbily wiped her hands on her apron before shaking hands.The children came in from playing grubbily, covered in mud.SynonymsdirtilysloppilymessilyAntonymsneatlycleanly