Grotesque and Nasty

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Grotesque adjective - Disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense.

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Nasty and grotesque are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead the word "Grotesque" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: grotesquely

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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Grotesque and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grotesque" instead the word "Nasty" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Word: nastily

Bravely Default has Airy with three monstrously powerful forms, a grotesque larva, an equally grotesque pupa, and a butterfly form that has nearly TWO TIMES the HP of her first form with nasty spell combos.

Source: One Winged Angel / Square Enix
Nasty, the tallest, is rather grotesque in appearance.

Source: Video Game / Vexx
People tend to die in alarmingly violent, grotesque, and just plain nasty ways.

Source: Tabletop Game / Hunter: The Vigil

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