grotesquely
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Grotesquely — Gro*tesque ly, adv. In a grotesque manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grotesquely — adv. Grotesquely is used with these adjectives: ↑comic … Collocations dictionary
grotesquely — grotesque ► ADJECTIVE 1) comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. 2) shockingly incongruous or inappropriate. ► NOUN 1) a grotesque figure or image. 2) a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and… … English terms dictionary
grotesquely — adverb in a grotesque manner (Freq. 1) behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife slashes marking their bodies • Syn: ↑monstrously • Derived from adjective: ↑monstrous (for: ↑monstrously), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
grotesquely — adverb see grotesque II … New Collegiate Dictionary
grotesquely — See grotesque. * * * … Universalium
grotesquely — adv. oddly, strangely; distortedly; in an ugly manner … English contemporary dictionary
grotesquely — gro·tesque·ly … English syllables
grotesquely — See: grotesque … English dictionary
grotesque — grotesquely, adv. grotesqueness, n. /groh tesk /, adj. 1. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. 2. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining… … Universalium
