3 uses
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Definition
distorted and unnatural in shape or size — especially in a disturbing way
or:
ugly, gross, or very wrong
or:
ugly, gross, or very wrong
- Civilians were in shocking condition: the limbs of the adults were grotesquely swollen from beriberi; the children were gaunt.p. 210.3
- 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
There are no more uses of "grotesque" in Unbroken - adapted for young adults.
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