grotty

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Born in east London in 1983 to teenaged parents, Streeting grew up in poverty, in what he has described as a "grotty" council flat in Stepney.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

If Kline’s filmmaking seems to wear its grotty realism on its sleeve, his plotting has a shambling, anything-goes playfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Cozily grotty dive bars, sleek cafes, unique eateries like the Hawaiian lunch counter Poi Dog, and lovingly curated independent shops play a huge part in urban life.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2022

An American freelance reporter in his early 40s, he was bunking at a grotty guesthouse in this town in southern Turkey on the border with Syria.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021

The other girls at Maidsend all lay snoring or knitting or doing their nails when the rain was tipping it down in such grotty visibility no one could fly.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein