First Known Use: 1964
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grotty
adjective grot·ty \ˈgrä-tē\
: of poor quality : very dirty or unpleasant
grot·ti·ergrot·ti·est
Full Definition of GROTTY
chiefly BritishSee grotty defined for English-language learners
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Origin of GROTTY
origin unknown
Related to GROTTY
- Synonyms
- bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, black, blackened, cruddy, dingy, draggled, dusty, filthy, foul, grimy, dirty [chiefly British], grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, nasty, smudged, smutty, soiled, sordid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly
- Antonyms
- clean, cleanly, immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, stainless, ultraclean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
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