All 3 Uses of
grotesque
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- So grotesque was the attitude that I could not for the instant realize that that moan had been the passing of his soul.†
Chpt 12 *
- His only accomplice was one who could never give him away, and the grotesque, inconceivable nature of the device only served to make it more effective.†
Chpt 15
- The more outre and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserves to be examined, and the very point which appears to complicate a case is, when duly considered and scientifically handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(grotesque) distorted and unnatural in shape or size -- especially in a disturbing way
or:
ugly, gross, or very wrong