Both Uses of
grotesque
in
Anna Karenina
- Evidently she had hit on other absurd and grotesque aspects in her husband and was awaiting the moment to give expression to them.†
Part 4 *
- A grotesque-looking lady wearing a bustle (Anna mentally undressed the woman, and was appalled at her hideousness), and a little girl laughing affectedly ran down the platform.†
Part 7
Definition:
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(grotesque) distorted and unnatural in shape or size -- especially in a disturbing way
or:
ugly, gross, or very wrong