醜しゅう怪かい

na-adjective, noun

monstrously ugly; hideous; grotesque

Formal or literary term describing something so ugly it is bizarre or monstrous. Often used in written descriptions, criticism, or elevated speech.

• その怪かい物ぶつは醜しゅう怪かいな姿すがたをしていた。

  The monster had a hideous appearance.

• 彼かれの描えがく絵えは時ときに醜しゅう怪かいと評ひょうされる。

  His paintings are sometimes described as grotesque.