grotty
pronunciation
How to pronounce grotty in British English:
UK [ˈgrɒti]
How to pronounce grotty in American English:
US [ˈgrɑti]
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- Adjective:
- very unpleasant or offensive
Word Origin
- grotty (n.)
- slang shortening of 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 Middle English groti "muddy, slimy," from Old English grotig "earthy," from grot "particle."
Example
- 1. I 'm feeling pretty grotty .
- 2. Let them crow on , then go home to their grotty dwellings .
- 3. We went into a grotty house and sat at a table with a bucket of coal in the middle .
- 4. On particularly grotty days , all traffic could be barred from certain parts of the city centre .
- 5. Dvdwhen I discovered all your dirty grotty magazines .