adjective
-·tier, -·ti·estChiefly Brit., Slang dirty, cheap, nasty, disgusting, etc.: a generalized term of disapproval
Origin of grotty
from grotesque + -ygrotty
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grotty
adjective
grot·ti·er, grot·ti·est Chiefly British SlangVery unpleasant; miserable.
Origin of grotty
Alteration of grotesqueRelated Forms:
- grot′ti·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative grottier, superlative grottiest)
- (slang, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive
Origin
Clipping of grotesque. Possibly from Scottish Gaelic grod (“rotten, putrid”).
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