- grotty
- Adj. Unpleasant, disgusting, shabby, of poor quality. From grotesque. 1960s
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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grotty — slang shortening of GROTESQUE (Cf. grotesque), it had a brief vogue 1964 as part of the argot popularized by The Beatles in A Hard Day s Night. It unconsciously echoes M.E. groti muddy, slimy, from O.E. grotig earthy, from grot particle … Etymology 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 — 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 — [“gradi] mod. highly undesirable. (Originally British. From grotesque. See also grody.) □ Let’s not see another grotty movie tonight. □ What is this grotty stuff they serve here? □ It’s not grotty! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Grotty — Recorded in the spellings of McGrotty and Grotty, this is a very rare Irish surname. It appears to found only in the North, and in Counties Derry and Tyrone. It is almost certainly a transposed spelling of some other name. What else though is… … Surnames reference
grotty — grot|ty [ˈgrɔti US ˈgra:ti] adj BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: grotesque] 1.) nasty, dirty, or unpleasant = ↑manky ▪ a grotty little bar 2.) ill ▪ The next day I felt a bit grotty … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — grot|ty [ grati ] adjective BRITISH MAINLY SPOKEN dirty or unpleasant: a grotty little hotel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grotty — adj British unpleasant, revolting or distasteful. The word became extremely popular in the early 1960s and quickly passed into the middle class lexicon where it is still found. Grotty, a typically Liverpudlian shortening of grotesque , became… … Contemporary slang
grotty — adjective BrE informal nasty, dirty, or unpleasant: a grotty little bedsit grottily adverb grottiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
