All 3 Uses of
grotesque
in
The House of Hades
- A grinning, grotesque face loomed over him.†
p. 76.8 *
- His chartreuse polyester pants were grotesquely tight, and his acne had only gotten worse.†
p. 329.0
- The story was so revolting and grotesque Hazel had always shut her ears when they told it at Camp Jupiter.†
p. 540.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(grotesque) distorted and unnatural in shape or size -- especially in a disturbing way
or:
ugly, gross, or very wrong -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, grotesque can refer to a style of art or instances of it that combines or distorts in a fanciful way natural forms into something that is often ugly or disturbing. Grotesque can also be used specifically to reference a gargoyle-like sculpture without a waterspout.