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grotty Definition

grotty (grätē)

adjective -·tier, -·ti·est

Chiefly Brit., Slang dirty, cheap, nasty, disgusting, etc.: a generalized term of disapproval

Etymology: < grotesque + -y

grotty Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • feel: Sunday 21 March 2004, Ceské Bud jovice Skipped church, slept in, all feeling a bit grotty.
  • look: I think the surrounding area looked a bit grotty in the dark and could be better lit.

Modifies a noun

  • pub: Even that gig they played to 3 men & ½ a dog in some grotty Northern pub is looked back upon with fondness.
  • weather: This was Olies best race of the year, A great day, after grotty weather!
  • hotel: Great gig, saw some people I hadn't seen in a while, amazingly grotty hotel.
  • bit: We're looking for the dingy lay-by, the grotty bit of grass behind the leisure center, the country park car park.
  • place: After a day being dragged around Birmingham and seeing some truly grotty places the flat I now rent was the last property I saw.
  • area: If even reasonably wealthy people are offered small family homes in grotty areas, what about the rest?

Modifying Another Word

  • pretty: It's standard hospital quality- cheap and basic according to some, pretty grotty according to others.
  • rather: A particularly nice problem despite the rather grotty finish.
  • really: The band had for well over 10 years used the same hotel in what was a really grotty suburb of Manchester.
  • very: We stayed in a variety of accommodation, from the very grotty to quite reasonable.
  • fairly: From the outside the upper floors looked fairly grotty but the ground floor was quite grand.
  • somewhat: In a somewhat grotty cafe I ordered what turned out to be the most soggy, fatty veggie burgers in the world.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: Lack of sleep not only makes you feel grotty, it leads to a suppression of the immune system.
  • look: Neighbor Doris Bromley ( 84 ) said: " The flats look so grotty.