/ ˈgrɒti; NAmE ˈgrɑːti/ adjective
( BrE , informal ) unpleasant or of poor quality :
a grotty little hotel
I'm feeling pretty grotty (= ill) .
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: from grotesque + -y .
/ ˈgrɒti; NAmE ˈgrɑːti/ adjective
( BrE , informal ) unpleasant or of poor quality :
a grotty little hotel
I'm feeling pretty grotty (= ill) .
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: from grotesque + -y .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005