grotesquely

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Shock images of Argentine football icon Diego Maradona lying dead in bed, his stomach grotesquely swollen, rocked the negligence trial of his medical team on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Its capital city Tehran is in the process of dying because of a grotesquely mismanaged water supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“We always knew how they had felt about the island. But to say it so grotesquely, in particular to Puerto Ricans who are independent voters and on the fence, I think it has reverberated.”

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2024

Felix invites Oliver to his family's grotesquely large estate called Saltburn, and that's when things get freaky, and we see Oliver systematically infiltrating this high class, privileged family and their social circle.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2023

But soon after, he’d seen his reflection in a glassy pond, his left eye socket gaping grotesquely above his snarled whiskers.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman