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In natural English speech, "grotesque" appears in contexts such as: "Or reliably got the wrong side of this grotesque object. There's a lot to worry about when you consider the integrity of our institutions. And so it is with places like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post and CNNI mean, we are". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/

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Or reliably got the wrong side of this

grotesque object. There's a lot to worry about when you consider the integrity of our institutions.

And so it is with places like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post and CNNI mean, we are

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adjective

Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.

“The chimney-piece was of party-coloured marble, covered with figures, some of whose faces were beautiful, but generally running off into those grotesque combinations which characterised the peculiar taste of their time.”

adjective

Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting.

“Trump’s grotesque and incomprehensible fondness for Putin makes the details of any deal highly dangerous for Europe and the NATO alliance, founded to confront Russia.”

Synonyms:gross

noun

A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.

noun

Anything grotesque.

“Obese and largely unintelligible, Don Vito represents a working-class white male grotesque, the picture of excess.”

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