grotty

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,slang
    — George: I wouldn't be seen dead in them. They're dead grotty. Simon: Grotty? George: Yeah, grotesque.
  2. Alternative form of groaty. alt-of,alternative

词形变化

grottier comparative grottiest superlative grottier comparative more grotty comparative grottiest superlative most grotty superlative

词源

词源 1
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”).
Originated or popularised by the 1964 film A Hard Day's Night, starring the Beatles and written by Alun Owen.
词源 2
See groaty.
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