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词汇 grotesquely
释义 grotesquely
adverb
uk /ɡrəʊˈtesk.li/ us /ɡroʊˈtesk.li/

grotesquelyadverb (UGLY)


in a way that looks strange and unpleasant: 奇异地; 怪诞地
a grotesquely fat man一个异常肥胖的男人
The body was grotesquely bruised and swollen.
I have never seen anything so grotesquely large in my entire life.
a mask with grotesquely exaggerated features
He had had grotesquely unsuccessful hair implants.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Serious and unpleasant
abominable
abominably
abysmal
abysmally
apocalyptic
fraught
frightful
from hellidiom
fun
ghastliness
noxiously
objectionable
objectionably
odious
odiously
unpleasantness
unpretty
unspeakable
unspeakably
unsupportable

grotesquelyadverb (WRONGLY)


in a way that is so wrong or unfair that it is shocking: 怪诞地,荒谬地,令人震惊地
My views were grotesquely misrepresented.我的观点被荒唐地曲解了。
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grotesque
They were concerned about the grotesquely unfair global distribution of wealth.
This is grotesquely irresponsible and selfish.
The prisons are grotesquely overcrowded.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Morally wrong and evil
abhorrent
abhorrently
amoral
amorality
anomie
dissipated
dissolute
dissolutely
dissoluteness
enormity
nefariousness
no goodidiom
no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
non-ethical
obscene
trespass
turpitude
unconscionable
unconscionably
unethical

Examples of grotesquely


grotesquely
The grotesquely depicted reality of an old married couple can only be escaped in a dream.
Worse, the short period given to establish the expedition and equipment drove costs up 'grotesquely,' and the involvement of experienced people was too late.
Both these quoted assertions from the 1950s are (grotesquely) incompatible with claim (i).
A poignant and harrowing succession of emotive tableaux, it is remarkable both for a disturbingly anguished solo part and a judicious use of spare, grotesquely desiccated orchestral textures.
Such a mouse would be grotesquely cerebral and unlikely to be very "fit" in the struggle for existence, even if it were developmentally feasible to build it.
In its zeal to achieve equal numbers of electors, it recommends constituencies that are grotesquely out of balance in geographical area.
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They have almost grotesquely misapplied the whole concept of fairness repeatedly in many of their policies over the past two and a half years.
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Grotesquely, elderly people are left in hospital waiting for someone to die in a care home before the council will fund their care home place.
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The old nationalised telephone network was grotesquely inefficient; it was hugely overmanned, for instance.
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We all know that the poll tax was grotesquely unfair.
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This age has seen, and continues to witness, grotesquely unrepresentative minorities imposing their will on the supine.
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We cannot afford to let our children grow up accustomed to a polluted, ugly, grotesquely wasteful society.
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Why, then, did my predecessor's statements turn out so grotesquely wrong?
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It described it as being grotesquely out of proportion to the injuries suffered by the children.
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It is said that the problem is grotesquely exaggerated.
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