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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In some videos, the AI generates figures without limbs or produces grotesquely distorted faces.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 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
Its capital city Tehran is in the process of dying because of a grotesquely mismanaged water supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
“We always knew how they had felt about the island. But to say it so grotesquely, in particular to Puerto Ricans who are independent voters and on the fence, I think it has reverberated.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024
The father of Emeline Cigrand was grotesquely burned in a boiler explosion.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
