1. in a dirty or grimy manner; with visible dirt or filth
2. in a sordid, disreputable, or morally questionable manner
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The children came in from playing outside grubbily covered in mud.
• His hands were grubbily stained with grease from working on the car.
• She grubbily wiped her face with a dirty sleeve.
• The politician grubbily pursued power through corruption and bribery.
• The old kitchen floor was grubbily neglected for months.
• He grubbily profited from the scheme without regard for others.