groaty
groaty adjective: made or consisting of groats.
Adjective (1)
groaty (comparative more groaty or groatier, superlative most groaty or groatiest)
- Made or consisting of groats.
Adjective (2)
groaty
- Grotty (“dirty; gross”).
- “Pigs are groaty,” Blair said. Haldane sat on the hearth between Owen and the tree. "People say that about pigs, but it's not true. A pig's cleaner than a hound's tooth."1978, Richard Rhodes, Holy Secrets, Doubleday Books
- […] the girls begin by providing mild challenges regarding Ellen's action of staring at one boy while going with another. Hanna comments, “That was groaty” (gross), and Natalie reminds Ellen that she is going with Craig.2002, Professor of Sociology and Chair Jaber F Gubrium, Professor James A Holstein, Handbook of Interview Research: Context and Method, SAGE, →ISBN, page 196
Forms of groaty
| comparative | more groaty |
|---|---|
| comparative | groatier |
| superlative | most groaty |
| superlative | groatiest |
| alternative form | grotty |
| alternative form | groatie |
| alternative form | grottie |
Origin of groaty
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.
See grotty.
Words formed from groaty
Phrases with groaty
Questions about groaty
- What does groaty mean?
- Groaty means made or consisting of groats.
- What part of speech is groaty?
- Groaty is an adjective.
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