Definition of "grotty" [grotty]

• Chiefly British Slang Very unpleasant; miserable. (adjective)

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• "MPs attack £5bn government bill for 'grotty' new housing risks repeating the mistakes of the postwar boom by wasting hundreds of millions of pounds on funding "grotty" new homes, say MPs."
• "MPs attack £5bn government bill for 'grotty' new housing risks repeating the mistakes of the postwar boom by wasting hundreds of millions of pounds on Cape Town."
• "MPs attack £5bn government bill for 'grotty' new housing"