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grotty
grot·ty G0280600 (grŏt′ē)adj. grot·ti·er, grot·ti·est Chiefly British Slang Very unpleasant; miserable. [Alteration of grotesque.] grot′ti·ness n.grotty (ˈɡrɒtɪ) adj, -tier or -tiest1. unpleasant, nasty, or unattractive2. of poor quality or in bad condition; unsatisfactory or useless[C20: from grotesque]grot•ty (ˈgrɒt i) adj. -ti•er, -ti•est. Chiefly Brit. Slang. seedy; wretched; dirty. [1960–65; perhaps grot (esque) + -y1] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | grotty - very unpleasant or offensive ; "a grotty little play"jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomnasty, awful - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound | Translationsgrotty
grottyVery unpleasant. This room is seriously grotty—it looks like no one has cleaned it in months.grotty (ˈgrɑdi) mod. highly undesirable. (see also grody.) What is this grotty stuff they serve here? grotty
Words related to grottyadj very unpleasant or offensiveRelated Words- jargon
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- slang
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- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- awful
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