groaty

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adjective

Made or consisting of groats.

OriginMiddle English groti ← Old English grotiġ →
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Meanings

groaty1

adjectivegroaty (comparative more groaty or groatier, superlative most groaty or groatiest)

comparative more groaty · comparative groatier · superlative most groaty · superlative groatiest · alternative grotty · alternative groatie · alternative grottie

  1. dialectalMade or consisting of groats.

groaty2

adjective
  1. 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
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    […] 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

    “Daddy, that's gross!” “Yeah, it is. Anyway, no firearms when we got here.” He gestured to Kellen. “Would you try to start the truck?” [...] “Daddy, the spark plugs are groaty. What would happen if you took them out and cleaned them?”

    2019 September 17, Christina Dodd, Strangers She Knows, HQN Books, →ISBN

Origin

groaty · adjective

  1. Old Englishgrot“piece, fragment, particle, atom”
  2. Old Englishgrotiġ“earthy”
  3. Middle Englishgroti
  4. Englishgroaty

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.

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groaty · adjective

See grotty.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groaty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groaty.

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