"grotty" meaning in English

See grotty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 grotty.ogg Forms: grottier [comparative], grottiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒti Etymology: Clipping of grotesque + -y. Piecewise doublet of grody, the American equivalent. Compare Middle English groti, grooti (“slimy, muddy”), from Old English grotiġ (“earthy, dirty”) (modern dialectal English groaty, Scots grotty), which is equivalent to groat + -y. Compare also Scottish Gaelic grod (“rotten, lousy, terrible”), Middle Irish grot (“bitter, sour”). Originated or popularised by the 1964 film A Hard Day's Night, starring the Beatles and written by Alun Owen. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||y}} + -y, {{piecewise doublet|en|grody}} Piecewise doublet of grody, {{m+|enm|groti}} Middle English groti, {{m+|ang|grotiġ|t=earthy, dirty}} Old English grotiġ (“earthy, dirty”), {{ncog|en|groaty}} English groaty, {{cog|sco|grotty}} Scots grotty, {{suf|en|groat|-y|id2=adjectival|nocat=1}} groat + -y, {{ncog|gd|grod|t=rotten, lousy, terrible}} Scottish Gaelic grod (“rotten, lousy, terrible”), {{ncog|mga|grot|t=bitter, sour}} Middle Irish grot (“bitter, sour”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} grotty (comparative grottier, superlative grottiest)
  1. (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Synonyms: grody, gross, gro Related terms: grody
    Sense id: en-grotty-en-adj-J-SS8EvD Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 grotty.ogg Forms: grottier [comparative], more grotty [comparative], grottiest [superlative], most grotty [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒti Etymology: See groaty. Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} grotty (comparative grottier or more grotty, superlative grottiest or most grotty)
  1. Alternative form of groaty Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: groaty
    Sense id: en-grotty-en-adj-t0wvLLuV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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