grotesque
Example Sentences
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But he had his own quirky, even obsessive interests—in all things ancient and Roman, in architecture, and especially in the hybrid ornamental figures known as grotesques.
Which is why you have to seek out others’ thinking to understand the weird, even what you think is grotesque.
What makes this moment especially grotesque is the hypocrisy.
From Salon
Unscrupulous actors sometimes exploit the lack of legal regulations to do grotesque things.
The author gives us plenty of grotesque detail.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
