grody

[ groh-dee ]
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adjective,gro·di·er, gro·di·est.Slang.
  1. repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.

  2. inferior in character or quality; seedy; sleazy: They lived for a month in a grody little shack without lights or running water.

Origin of grody

1
1960–65, Americanism; probably alteration of grotesque

Other words from grody

  • gro·di·ness, noun

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