Definition of GROTTY

grotty

Adjective Satellite

  • very unpleasant or offensive
    • "a grotty little play"

Adj

  • Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
  • Alternative form of groaty.

Adjective

  • Unpleasant, dirty, or of poor quality; wretched.

Examples

  • His GROTTY tile rack meant he needed some serious luck for a good play.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

gro, grody, gross

Scrabble Score: 10

grotty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
grotty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grotty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

grotty: valid Words With Friends Word