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

grotesquelyadverb(UGLY)

in a way thatlooksstrangeandunpleasant:
奇异地; 怪诞地
a grotesquelyfatman一个异常肥胖的男人
More examples
  • Thebodywas grotesquelybruisedandswollen.
  • I have neverseenanything so grotesquelylargein myentirelife.
  • amaskwith grotesquelyexaggeratedfeatures
  • He had had grotesquelyunsuccessfulhairimplants.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Serious and unpleasant
  • abominable
  • abominably
  • abysmal
  • abysmally
  • apocalyptic
  • fiendish
  • fraught
  • frightful
  • from hellidiom
  • fun
  • nightmarish
  • nightmarishly
  • noisome
  • not be all fun and gamesidiom
  • objectionable
  • vile
  • woeful
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • yucky
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grotesquelyadverb(WRONGLY)

in a way that is sowrongorunfairthat it isshocking:
怪诞地，荒谬地，令人震惊地
Myviewswere grotesquelymisrepresented.我的观点被荒唐地曲解了。
See
grotesque
More examples
  • They wereconcernedabout the grotesquelyunfairglobaldistributionofwealth.
  • This is grotesquelyirresponsibleandselfish.
  • Theprisonsare grotesquelyovercrowded.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Morally wrong and evil
  • abhorrent
  • amoral
  • amorality
  • anomie
  • antichrist
  • disgrace
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • dissolutely
  • dissoluteness
  • no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
  • non-ethical
  • obscene
  • obscenely
  • obscenity
  • turpitude
  • unconscionable
  • unconscionably
  • unethical
  • unprincipled
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(Definition ofgrotesquelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgrotesquely

grotesquely
Thegrotesquelydepicted reality of an old married couple can only be escaped in a dream.
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Worse, the short period given to establish the expedition and equipment drove costs up 'grotesquely,' and the involvement of experienced people was too late.
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Both these quoted assertions from the 1950s are (grotesquely) incompatible with claim (i).
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A poignant and harrowing succession of emotive tableaux, it is remarkable both for a disturbingly anguished solo part and a judicious use of spare,grotesquelydesiccated orchestral textures.
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Such a mouse would begrotesquelycerebral and unlikely to be very "fit" in the struggle for existence, even if it were developmentally feasible to build it.
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In its zeal to achieve equal numbers of electors, it recommends constituencies that aregrotesquelyout of balance in geographical area.
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They have almostgrotesquelymisapplied 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 wasgrotesquelyinefficient; it was hugely overmanned, for instance.
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We all know that the poll tax wasgrotesquelyunfair.
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This age has seen, and continues to witness,grotesquelyunrepresentative 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,grotesquelywasteful society.
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Why, then, did my predecessor's statements turn out sogrotesquelywrong?
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It described it as beinggrotesquelyout of proportion to the injuries suffered by the children.
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It is said that the problem isgrotesquelyexaggerated.
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