grody
grody · grodier · grodiest
Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesqueNasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
/ˈɡɹoʊdi/
» Grody to the max.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(US, informal)Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
I wouldn't set foot in that bar; the floor looks grody.
Examples
1 sentencesGrody to the max.
Origin
From groady, apparently a clipping of grotesque + -y (intervocalic /t/ and /d/ are similarFrom groady, apparently a clipping of grotesque + -y (intervocalic /t/ and /d/ are similar in American English). Compare British grotty, of the same origin, and gro.
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Forms
grodier, grodiestWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.