Both Uses of
grotesque
in
Sycamore Row
- They photographed and videoed Seth hanging with his eyes closed and his head twisted grotesquely to his right.†
p. 5.6 *
- He studied the grotesque face and tried to place him.†
p. 35.8
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.