grody
Americanadjective
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repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
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inferior in character or quality; seedy; sleazy.
They lived for a month in a grody little shack without lights or running water.
Other Word Forms
- grodiness noun
Etymology
Origin of grody
1960–65, probably alteration of grotesque
Example Sentences
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Because quick as you please, he returns, all grody and snarly.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2019
“It’s about as grody a picture as you can imagine on a dead animal,” said Dr. Pekins, a professor of natural resources and the environment at the University of New Hampshire.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2018
The action never strays from the streets of Gotham, or grody, suffocating rooms often blown up through the magic of IMAX, a tactic that allows each scene to take on vignette-like properties.
From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2018
The tragedy of the commons theory explains why unwashed dishes pile up in the sink, why people take the last of the coffee without making more, why office refrigerators become crowded and grody over time.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2016
Somehow, we seem to be growing more comfortable with this grody polarization of taste.
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2015
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