Grotty Definition

grŏtē
grottier, grottiest
adjective
grottier, grottiest
Very unpleasant; miserable.
American Heritage
Dirty, cheap, nasty, disgusting, etc.
Webster's New World

(slang, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.

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Other Word Forms of Grotty

Adjective

Base Form:
grotty
Comparative:
grottier
Superlative:
grottiest

Origin of Grotty

  • Clipping of grotesque. Possibly from Scottish Gaelic grod (“rotten, putrid”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of grotesque

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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