(~s)
1.
You say that something is ~ when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you.
...the ~ disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else.
...a country where ~ abuses are taking place.
ADJ
~ly
He called it the most ~ly tragic experience that he’s ever had.
ADV
2.
If someone or something is ~, they are very ugly.
They tried to avoid looking at his ~ face and his crippled body.
= hideous
ADJ
~ly
...~ly deformed beggars.
ADV: ADV adj/-ed
3.
A ~ is a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting.
Grass’s novels are peopled with outlandish characters: ~s, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs.
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