"groaty" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more groaty [comparative], groatier [comparative], most groaty [superlative], groatiest [superlative]
Etymology: From groat + -y; and also continuing Middle English groti, grooti (“muddy, slimy”), from Old English grotiġ (“earthy”), from Old English grot (“piece, fragment, particle, atom”). Influenced by Middle English grout (“coarse meal”). Related to grit, gritty, and greaty. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|groat|-y|id2=adjectival}} groat + -y, {{inh|en|enm|groti}} Middle English groti, {{inh|en|ang|grotiġ|t=earthy}} Old English grotiġ (“earthy”), {{der|en|ang|grot|t=piece, fragment, particle, atom}} Old English grot (“piece, fragment, particle, atom”), {{cog|enm|grout|t=coarse meal}} Middle English grout (“coarse meal”) Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} groaty (comparative more groaty or groatier, superlative most groaty or groatiest)
  1. (dialectal) Made or consisting of groats. Tags: dialectal Synonyms: grotty, groatie, grottie Derived forms: groaty dick, groaty-pudding
    Sense id: en-groaty-en-adj-mPm7NweQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

Etymology: See grotty. Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} groaty
  1. Grotty (“dirty; gross”).
    Sense id: en-groaty-en-adj-Y4TSO8o5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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