"grotty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 grotty.ogg [Australia] Forms: grottier [comparative], grottiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒti Etymology: Clipping of grotesque + -y. 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: {{m|en|grotesque}} grotesque, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y, {{doublet|en|grody}} Doublet of grody, {{m+|enm|groti}} Middle English groti, {{m|enm|grooti|t=slimy, muddy}} grooti (“slimy, muddy”), {{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, British, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive. Tags: Australia, British, Canada, New-Zealand, slang Synonyms: grody, gross, gro Related terms: grody
    Sense id: en-grotty-en-adj-J-SS8EvD Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 grotty.ogg [Australia] Forms: grottier [comparative], more grotty [comparative], grottiest [superlative], most grotty [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒti Etymology: See groaty. Etymology templates: {{m|en|groaty}} 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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