groezelig
Dutch
Etymology
From groes, a eastern dialectal version of standard gruis. Equivalent to gruis (“grit”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
(file) - Hyphenation: groe‧ze‧lig
Adjective
groezelig (comparative groezeliger, superlative groezeligst)
- grubby, dirty
- De gasten van dat groezelig motel laken tevergeefs de gebrekkige hygiëne van de lakens.
- The guests in that sleazy motel denounce in vain the poor sheets hygiene.