Both Uses of
grotesque
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- High above them, floating along in midair, four struggling figures were being contorted into grotesque shapes.†
Chpt 9 *
- Over at the Slytherin table, Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were laughing at him, tapping their heads with their fingers, pulling grotesquely mad faces, and waggling their tongues like snakes.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(grotesque) distorted and unnatural in shape or size -- especially in a disturbing way
or:
ugly, gross, or very wrong