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groaty.

Made or consisting of groats.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Made or consisting of groats.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

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.

adj
  1. Grotty (“dirty; gross”).

Where this word comes from

See grotty.

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