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grody
[ groh-dee ]
/ ˈgroʊ di /
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adjective, gro·di·er, gro·di·est.Slang.
repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
inferior in character or quality; seedy; sleazy: They lived for a month in a grody little shack without lights or running water.
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Origin of grody
1960–65, Americanism; probably alteration of grotesque
OTHER WORDS FROM grody
gro·di·ness, nounWords nearby grody
groceries, grocery, groceryman, grockle, Grodno, grody, Groenendael, Groening, Grofé, grog, grogger
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