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grotty

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grot·ty  (grt)
adj. grot·ti·er, grot·ti·est Chiefly British Slang
Very unpleasant; miserable.
[Alteration of grotesque.]
grotti·ness n.
grotty
Adjective
[-tier, -tiest] Brit & NZ slang
1. nasty or unattractive
2. in bad condition [from grotesque]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.grotty - very unpleasant or offensive ; "a grotty little play"
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
nasty, awful - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
Translations
grotty [ˈgrɔtɪ] adj → asqueroso
grotty [ˈgrɔtɪ] adj (Brit) (inf) → minable
grotty [ˈgrɔtɪ] (inf) adj → mies
grotty [ˈgrɔtɪ] adj (BRIT ) (col) → squallido/a


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