grottyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡrɒti/, U.S.

/ˈɡrɑdi/

Etymology: Shortened form of grotesque adj. + -y suffix¹.

slang.

Unpleasant, dirty, nasty, ugly, etc.: a general term of disapproval.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > offensiveness > [adjective]

bysenc1375

offensivea1548

nasty1548

beastly1584

whelpish1586

heathenish1592

viperous1593

vermin1602

verminousc1616

unchristian1630

verminian1640

rancida1646

verminly1653

spider-like1655

exceptionable1691

skunky1842

slaggy1943

schmucky1952

grotty1964

grody1965

1964 J. Burke Hard Day's Night iv. 88 ‘I wouldn't be seen dead in them. They're dead grotty.’ Marshall stared. ‘Grotty?’ ‘Yeah—grotesque.’

1964 Daily Mail 18 Aug. 1/6 I felt dead grotty.

1964 Sunday Times 25 Oct. 22/5 A charming touchline companion called the [hockey] match ‘grotty’ which seemingly means disappointing.

1966 M. Hastings Cork on Telly ii. 29 I've been checking my tapes... They sound pretty grotty when they're scrambled.

1967 House & Garden Apr. 59/3 The house was a ruin—dirty, really grotty, but with obvious potential.

1970 Times 19 June 10/4 ‘I don't like the grotty old pub,’ says Miss McCormick.

Draft additions 1993

ˈgrottiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [noun] > and meanness

squalor1621

sorditude1623

sordidness1656

squalidity1668

squalidness1727

frowziness1729

sordor1823

seediness1832

fluffiness1860

grubbiness1866

crumbiness1949

raunch1952

scruffiness1974

grunginess1978

scuzziness1980

grottiness1984

the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > [noun] > state or quality of being disgusting

foulnessOE

hideousness1340

fulsomeness?a1425

revoltingness1749

disgustingness1851

gauntness1874

grottiness1984

1984 Financial Times 6 Oct. 15/7 The grottiness of the room in which their under-graduate son or daughter is proposing to spend the next eight months or so.

1988 N.Y. Times 8 Mar. c13/4 ‘Why do you write so much of grottiness?’ asked a radio interviewer of a current poet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grotty
释义	grottyadj. Brit. /ˈɡrɒti/, U.S. /ˈɡrɑdi/ Etymology: Shortened form of grotesque adj. + -y suffix¹. slang. Unpleasant, dirty, nasty, ugly, etc.: a general term of disapproval. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > offensiveness > [adjective] bysenc1375 offensivea1548 nasty1548 beastly1584 whelpish1586 heathenish1592 viperous1593 vermin1602 verminousc1616 unchristian1630 verminian1640 rancida1646 verminly1653 spider-like1655 exceptionable1691 skunky1842 slaggy1943 schmucky1952 grotty1964 grody1965 1964 J. Burke Hard Day's Night iv. 88 ‘I wouldn't be seen dead in them. They're dead grotty.’ Marshall stared. ‘Grotty?’ ‘Yeah—grotesque.’ 1964 Daily Mail 18 Aug. 1/6 I felt dead grotty. 1964 Sunday Times 25 Oct. 22/5 A charming touchline companion called the [hockey] match ‘grotty’ which seemingly means disappointing. 1966 M. Hastings Cork on Telly ii. 29 I've been checking my tapes... They sound pretty grotty when they're scrambled. 1967 House & Garden Apr. 59/3 The house was a ruin—dirty, really grotty, but with obvious potential. 1970 Times 19 June 10/4 ‘I don't like the grotty old pub,’ says Miss McCormick. Draft additions 1993 ˈgrottiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [noun] > and meanness squalor1621 sorditude1623 sordidness1656 squalidity1668 squalidness1727 frowziness1729 sordor1823 seediness1832 fluffiness1860 grubbiness1866 crumbiness1949 raunch1952 scruffiness1974 grunginess1978 scuzziness1980 grottiness1984 the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > disgust > [noun] > state or quality of being disgusting foulnessOE hideousness1340 fulsomeness?a1425 revoltingness1749 disgustingness1851 gauntness1874 grottiness1984 1984 Financial Times 6 Oct. 15/7 The grottiness of the room in which their under-graduate son or daughter is proposing to spend the next eight months or so. 1988 N.Y. Times 8 Mar. c13/4 ‘Why do you write so much of grottiness?’ asked a radio interviewer of a current poet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1964
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