grotty

[grot-ee] /ˈgrɒt i/
adjective, grottier, grottiest. Slang.
1.
seedy; wretched; dirty.
Origin
perhaps grot(esque) + -y1, though senses do not correspond; apparently not akin to grody
Examples from the web for grotty
  • On particularly grotty days, all traffic could be barred from certain parts of the city centre.
  • And living expenses quickly run up the tab, even if a student makes do with a grotty apartment and lives on noodles.
British Dictionary definitions for grotty

grotty

/ˈɡrɒtɪ/
adjective (Brit, slang) -tier, -tiest
1.
unpleasant, nasty, or unattractive
2.
of poor quality or in bad condition; unsatisfactory or useless
Word Origin
C20: from grotesque
Word Origin and History for grotty
n.

slang shortening of grotesque, it had a brief vogue 1964 as part of the argot popularized by The Beatles in "A Hard Day's Night." It unconsciously echoes Middle English groti "muddy, slimy," from Old English grotig "earthy," from grot "particle."

Slang definitions & phrases for grotty

grotty

adjective

(Variations: grody or groaty or groddy or groady; to the max may be added) Disgusting; nasty; repellent; bizarre; grungy, scuzzy: The magazines had covers with those grotty weirdos on them

noun

: the introspective hedonism and political individualism of the second group, called groddies

[mid-1960s+ Teenagers; fr grotesque; popularized by the Beatles in the 1960s; perhaps fr Merseyside dialect]