No. 9,253 in Catalan
grotesc
Grotesc: grotesque; absurd or distorted to the point of being comically or unnaturally exaggerated.
In a sentence
L'escultura té un estil grotesc que atreu molts visitants.
The sculpture has a grotesque style that attracts many visitors.
In this sentence, 'grotesc' is used as an adjective describing the unconventional, somewhat bizarre style of the sculpture.
Va ser una situació grotesca que ningú podia entendre.
It was a grotesque situation that no one could understand.
Here, the term 'grotesc' is applied to a situation to express its absurd or baffling nature.
El relat parla de personatges grotescos amb característiques extravagants.
The story talks about grotesque characters with extravagant features.
In this example, 'grotesc' describes characters who are exaggerated in such a way that makes them strikingly unusual or odd.
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