grotesquely

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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

I looked down at my feet: my legs and ankles were swelling grotesquely.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom