grotesque
adjective
odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
grotesquely
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a word derived from
grotesque.
Example Sentences
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It’s much more fun to buy a grotesquely overpriced polyester jersey and whisper about the what-ifs and what-could-bes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Shock images of Argentine football icon Diego Maradona lying dead in bed, his stomach grotesquely swollen, rocked the negligence trial of his medical team on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
As an empirical observation, Summers was right—the world does work that way, illustrated most grotesquely in the Epstein debacle.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
But he said his resignation from the party was entirely down to an internal Labour disciplinary process he called "grotesquely unfit for purpose, and open to flagrant abuse".
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
But soon after, he’d seen his reflection in a glassy pond, his left eye socket gaping grotesquely above his snarled whiskers.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
