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Comparative for deformed or distorted to a degree that is repulsive or ugly
“His backbone was arched into a grotesque hump and his left leg was crooked.”
Comparative for repulsively or frighteningly ugly or unattractive
“Aragorn was fighting a large grotesque orc who had obviously seen many battles.”
Comparative for unpleasantly rough or jarring to see or look at
“In Hugo's work, the irregular surface of Notre-Dame is encrusted with grotesque sculpture of which the principal human representative in the text is the hideous but powerfully dynamic Quasimodo.”
Comparative for bizarre or unnatural, typically in a way that is unsettling or repulsive
“At the same time, Benjamin's positive appraisal of Jean Paul as a pedagogue is tempered by an important distinction between grotesque imagination and romantic irony.”
Comparative for disgusting or repulsive to the senses
“All of this is nasty and grotesque and nightmare-inducing and not to be borne.”
Comparative for inspiring terror or fear, typically from being revolting, repulsive or bizarre
“With yet thirty feet to close, the grotesque beast launched into the air for a chilling, powerful lunge at the invaders.”
Comparative for incongruous, inappropriate or absurd to a shocking degree
“In those days, no one in northern Minnesota thought of airconditioning a church as anything but a grotesque luxury, suitable only for Episcopalians.”
Comparative for disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying
Comparative for severely lacking in harmony or congruence, especially aesthetically
(of a person or their actions) Comparative for characterized by abnormal and morally unacceptable practices or tendencies
Comparative for provoking laughter through being ludicrous
Comparative for highly ornate and extravagant in style
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