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

Grotty Sentence Examples

  • I think the surrounding area looked a bit grotty in the dark and could be better lit.

  • The band had for well over 10 years used the same hotel in what was a really grotty suburb of Manchester.

  • We stayed in a variety of accommodation, from the very grotty to quite reasonable.

  • From the outside the upper floors looked fairly grotty but the ground floor was quite grand.

  • In a somewhat grotty cafe I ordered what turned out to be the most soggy, fatty veggie burgers in the world.

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