grotty
Dingy and unpleasant
Grotty is British slang for unpleasant, run-down, or generally nasty.
A grotty flat is shabby and neglected.
A grotty feeling is one of mild illness or discomfort: I felt grotty all morning.
The word emerged in the 1960s, likely clipped from grotesque, and retains a casual, slightly humorous tone.
dirty
Not clean
soiled · squalid · grungy · smeared · stained · greasy · sooty · begrimed · unwashed · cruddy
shabby
Worn and neglected
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
rundown · seedy · tatty · scruffy · worn · tattered · crumbling · derelict · neglected · unkempt
drab
Dull and cheerless
dull · murky · dim · cheerless · bleak · depressing · dark · poky · cramped · miserable
grottyspotless
Completely free of marks
immaculate · pristine · spick-and-span · sparkling · spic-and-span
- Santa's grottoFestive display where children visit
- the grotesqueDisturbing aesthetic ugliness
- grotesque imageryDisturbing, distorted depictions
- grotesque charactersDisturbingly strange fictional beings
- Blue GrottoIlluminated coastal cavern
- grotesque figuresUgly ornamental sculptures
grotto, grotesque, grotesquely, grottoes, grottos, grotesquerie, grotesqueries, grotesqueness, grotesquery