grotesquely

grotesquely
grotesque ► ADJECTIVE 1) comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. 2) shockingly incongruous or inappropriate.
► NOUN 1) a grotesque figure or image. 2) a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms with flowers and foliage.
DERIVATIVES grotesquely adverb grotesqueness noun.
ORIGIN Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca 'work or painting resembling that found in a grotto' .

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  • grotesquely — adv. Grotesquely is used with these adjectives: ↑comic …   Collocations dictionary

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  • grotesquely — adverb see grotesque II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grotesquely — See grotesque. * * * …   Universalium

  • grotesquely — adverb In a grotesque manner; disgustingly …   Wiktionary

  • grotesquely — adv. oddly, strangely; distortedly; in an ugly manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • grotesquely — gro·tesque·ly …   English syllables

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  • grotesque — grotesquely, adv. grotesqueness, n. /groh tesk /, adj. 1. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. 2. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining… …   Universalium

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