GROTESQUELY

grotesquely, monstrously

(adverb) in a grotesque manner; “behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

grotesquely (comparative more grotesquely, superlative most grotesquely)

In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.

Source: Wiktionary

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Gro*tesque"ly, adv.

Definition: In a grotesque manner.

GROTESQUE

Gro*tesque", a. Etym: [F., fr. It. grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See Grotto.]

Definition: Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic. "Grotesque design." Dryden. "Grotesque incidents." Macaulay.

Gro*tesque, n.

1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes. Dryden.

2. Artificial grotto-work.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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