Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective, grot·ti·er, grot·ti·est. Slang.
- seedy; wretched; dirty.
adjective -tier or -tiest British slang
- unpleasant, nasty, or unattractive
- of poor quality or in bad condition; unsatisfactory or useless
slang shortening of grotesque, it had a brief vogue 1964 as part of the argot popularized by The Beatles in “A Hard Day’s Night.” It unconsciously echoes Middle English groti “muddy, slimy,” from Old English grotig “earthy,” from grot “particle.”