- grottiest
- grot·ty || 'grɑtɪ /'grɒt- adj. (Slang) offensive, unpleasant; vile, wretched; dirty, filthy
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grotty — /grot ee/, adj., grottier, grottiest. Slang. seedy; wretched; dirty. [perh. GROT(ESQUE) + Y1, though senses do not correspond; appar. not akin to GRODY] * * * … Universalium
grotty — [[t]grɒ̱ti[/t]] grottier, grottiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as grotty, you mean that it is unpleasant or of poor quality and you dislike it strongly. [BRIT, INFORMAL] ...a grotty little flat in Camden … English dictionary
grotty — adjective (grottier, grottiest) Brit. informal 1》 unpleasant and of poor quality. 2》 unwell. Derivatives grottiness noun Origin 1960s: from grotesque + y1 … English new terms dictionary
grotty — UK [ˈɡrɒtɪ] / US [ˈɡrɑtɪ] adjective Word forms grotty : adjective grotty comparative grottier superlative grottiest British mainly spoken dirty or unpleasant a grotty hotel Derived words: grottily adverb grottiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
grotty — /ˈgrɒti / (say grotee) adjective (grottier, grottiest) Colloquial 1. dirty; filthy. 2. useless; rubbishy. {alteration of grotesque} –grottiness, noun …
grottiness — grotty ► ADJECTIVE (grottier, grottiest) Brit. informal 1) unpleasant and of poor quality. 2) unwell. DERIVATIVES grottiness noun. ORIGIN from GROTESQUE(Cf. ↑grotesqu … English terms dictionary
grotty — ► ADJECTIVE (grottier, grottiest) Brit. informal 1) unpleasant and of poor quality. 2) unwell. DERIVATIVES grottiness noun. ORIGIN from GROTESQUE(Cf. ↑grotesqu … English terms dictionary
grotty — [grät′ē] adj. grottier, grottiest [< GROTESQUE + Y2] [Slang, Chiefly Brit.] dirty, cheap, nasty, disgusting, etc.: a generalized term of disapproval … English World dictionary
grotty — adj. (grottier, grottiest) Brit. sl. unpleasant, dirty, shabby, unattractive. Derivatives: grottiness n. Etymology: shortening of GROTESQUE + Y(1) … Useful english dictionary
