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grot⋅ty

[grot-ee]
–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est. Slang.
seedy; wretched; dirty.

Origin:
perh. grot(esque) + -y 1 , though senses do not correspond; appar. not akin to grody
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grot·ty   (grŏt'ē)   
adj.   grot·ti·er, grot·ti·est Chiefly British Slang
Very unpleasant; miserable.

[Alteration of grotesque.]
grot'ti·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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grotty [ˈgrɑdi]

  1. mod.
    highly undesirable. (Originally British. From grotesque. See also grody.) : What is this grotty stuff they serve here?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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