GROTTY Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

grotty

adjective

ˈgrä-tē

Definition of grotty

chiefly British

as in filthy

not clean get rid of that grotty old rag

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Recent Examples of grotty The assault took place on the grottiest of vessels, manned by violent criminals who had been banished into deep space. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025 Up until this point, Clive had made peace with frequenting London’s comedy clubs and grotty basements. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026 In a stark contrast to its predecessor, the pop star’s EP tracks chronicled the sordid and grotty bits of celebrity. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025 The show, which chronicled two spiraling roommates in a grotty London flat who invariably do exactly the wrong thing, is not for the faint of heart. — Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025 Conners in the just-grotty-enough camp classic Showgirls; or Pamela The Last Showgirl Anderson. — Raven Smith, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025 The grotty tenements of the Lower East Side — and the distinct fashion within — is as much of a character in A24’s drama as the eponymous ping pong player himself. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Dec. 2025

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Adjective

Margera tried to soothe the pain by submerging his fresh brand in a tub of filthy farm water, which resulted in a life-threatening staph infection that landed him in the hospital.

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Outside the Lineage warehouse Thursday morning, the smell of heavy smoke was already being replaced with that of spoiling food and filthy water.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

All 182 guest rooms were given a fresh coat of dusty rose paint, new custom carpet, furniture and upgraded bathrooms.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
At the same time, her eyes were free of the ultimate Millennial marker, winged liner, and colored with a melting pot of brown, bronze and dusty gray shadow, visible in her waterline, too.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

Definition of dusty

Adjective

Everything from the casting (male dancers, internet faves, and very few actual models) to the scenery (a 191-year-old venue with plenty of stained glass) to the ambiance (candlelit, with lots of bows and florals) embodied the brand's quintessential mix of romance, community, and nostalgia.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 June 2026
Spread the mixture on the stained area; leave it for 15 minutes before wiping it away with a microfiber cloth.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 June 2026

Definition of stained

Adjective

Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
After all that digging and splashing, a muddy dog still has to come back inside.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

Definition of muddy

Adjective

Or stands proudly athwart a county that has long demonized it as too dirty, too crime-ridden — in other words, too Latino.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
At the center sits a giant mound of dirty work clothes, and hidden speakers play a nonstop whisper of the laborers’ names.

— Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

Definition of dirty

Adjective

Including some rather nasty, big corpo bullies who enlist specialist teams to hunt down clues, and other players, too.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026
Betty Kovacs, the eldest daughter of comedian Ernie Kovacs who with her sister Kippie and stepmother, actress-singer Edie Adams, was at the center of a nasty custody battle that kept Hollywood riveted in 1962, has died.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Definition of nasty

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