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- They looked grotesque.†
p. 115.1
- One form of it caused grotesque swelling of the extremities; testicles could swell to the size of bread loaves.†
p. 149.6
- Civilians were in shocking condition: the limbs of the adults were grotesquely swollen from beriberi; the children were gaunt.†
p. 210.3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(grotesque) distorted and unnatural in shape or size -- especially in a disturbing way
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ugly, gross, or very wrong -
(2)
(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.