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grotty

grotty · grottier · grottiest

Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensiveUnpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.

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(Співдружність, Ірландія, Британія, сленг)Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
very unpleasant or offensive

Походження

Clipping of grotesque + -y. Piecewise doublet of grody, the American equivalent. Compare M

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”).

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