grotesquely
/ɡroʊˈtɛskli/
adverb
- In a way that is very ugly, strange, or unnatural, often causing shock or disgust.
- The clown's face was grotesquely painted with a huge red smile and bulging eyes.
- She laughed grotesquely, her voice cracking like broken glass.
- The tree branches were grotesquely twisted after the storm.
- In a way that is extremely wrong, unfair, or shocking.
- The prisoners were treated grotesquely, without any basic rights.
- The amount of money spent on the party was grotesquely wasteful.
- The story was grotesquely exaggerated in the newspaper.
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