grotesqueness

But in spite of its merits, its dialect wearies the modern reader, and gives it an air of grotesqueness which is very alien to the spirit of the Latin.

The Aeneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor 70 BC-19 BC Virgil 1902

Even in its miraculous element it stands to some extent in contrast with all mythologies, where the marvelous has ever a predominant character of grotesqueness which is absent from New

Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Robert Patterson 1857

This description of the Foul Fiend has an element of grotesqueness which is rather Christian than Moslem.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

At least that's what I found anyway when I saw one gruesome seens (none of the scenes were close the "grotesqueness" of the Saw and Hostel movie series), but a few of them did strike a nerve for a short while anyway I must admit.

unknown title 2009

I stare at the painted q-tip in my fingers and smile at the grotesqueness of it all.

Volcano Katie McCoach 2011

I, Darrell Standing, was the linking personality that connected all bizarreness and grotesqueness.

Chapter 6 2010

You appear as a creature shameful, under a grotesqueness of apparel striving to hide some secret awfulness.

THE KANAKA SURF 2010

And, finally, adding to the grotesqueness of the process is the added burden for immigrants who do not understand English of trying to comprehend the court proceedings.

Bennett L. Gershman: How Immigration Courts Contaminate American Justice Bennett L. Gershman 2012

She laughed genuinely at the grotesqueness of the idea.

CHAPTER II 2010

The grossness and the sliminess of it was forgotten in the simple grotesqueness of it, and he had the saving sense of humor.

The Benefit of the Doubt 2010