ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Grotesquely

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Grotesquely is an adverb meaning In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.

Meaning

In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.

Example Sentences

Till the grotesquely angry scene was interrupted by the arrival of Mina, who came asking for Andrew.
Slowly, the grotesquely large lady made her way up the steps, the ladder creaking under her considerable weight.
Anything more appalling than this jumbled mass of the remains of a departed race I cannot imagine, and what made it even more dreadful was that in this dry air a considerable number of the bodies had simply become desiccated with the skin still on them, and now, fixed in every conceivable position, stared at us out of the mountain of white bones, grotesquely horrible caricatures of humanity.

Synonyms for grotesquely

Depending on context, synonyms include monstrously.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include monstrously, absurdly, disgustingly, grossly, hideously, gruesomely.

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