GROTTY

grotty

(adjective) very unpleasant or offensive; “a grotty little play”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

grotty (comparative grottier, superlative grottiest)

(slang, British, Canada, Australia, NZ) unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive

Synonyms

• grody

• gross

• gro

Source: Wiktionary



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