Explore Grotty through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like nasty or awful. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Grotty in a sentence
Grotty meaning
Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
Using Grotty
- The main meaning on this page is: Unpleasant, dirty, slovenly or offensive.
- Useful related words include: nasty, awful.
Context around Grotty
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grotty
- In this selection, "grotty" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, small, backyard, bathroom and dundee stand out and add context to how "grotty" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a grotty dundee eyesore and a small grotty bathroom which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grotty" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grotty
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A “grotty” Dundee eyesore is receiving a major facelift. (9 words)
They went back to his 'grotty' hotel room in the early hours of the morning. (15 words)
I love that something really unglamorous, and kind of grotty, can take on a dark, sexy edge. (17 words)
Daughter Karen handed to him a grotty, in fact filthy, cricket shield she found while cleaning out the family home in Pakenham a few weeks ago. (26 words)
Sarah penned over a TikTok video showing the renovation process: “Moving into this grotty backyard, feeling like it had very little potential. (22 words)
Her past life wasn't the happiest - she was rescued from a small, grotty bathroom which was her home. (19 words)
Example sentences (6)
I love that something really unglamorous, and kind of grotty, can take on a dark, sexy edge.
Sarah penned over a TikTok video showing the renovation process: “Moving into this grotty backyard, feeling like it had very little potential.
Daughter Karen handed to him a grotty, in fact filthy, cricket shield she found while cleaning out the family home in Pakenham a few weeks ago.
Her past life wasn't the happiest - she was rescued from a small, grotty bathroom which was her home.
A “grotty” Dundee eyesore is receiving a major facelift.
They went back to his 'grotty' hotel room in the early hours of the morning.