English Explanatory Dictionary

groaty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made or consisting of groats.
adj
  1. Grotty (“dirty; gross”).

Word forms

groaty more groaty groatier most groaty groatiest grotty groatie grottie

Etymology

From groat + -y; and also continuing Middle English groti, grooti (“muddy, slimy”), from Old English grotiġ (“earthy”), from Old English grot (“piece, fragment, particle, atom”). Influenced by Middle English grout (“coarse meal”). Related to grit, gritty, and greaty.

Derived words

groaty dick groaty-pudding
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