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grotesque
[ groh-tesk ]
adjective
- odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc.
noun
- any grotesque object, design, person, or thing.
grotesque
/ ɡəʊˈɛ /
adjective
- strangely or fantastically distorted; bizarre
a grotesque reflection in the mirror
- of or characteristic of the grotesque in art
- absurdly incongruous; in a ludicrous context
a grotesque turn of phrase
noun
- a 16th-century decorative style in which parts of human, animal, and plant forms are distorted and mixed
- a decorative device, as in painting or sculpture, in this style
- printing the family of 19th-century sans serif display types
- any grotesque person or thing
Derived Forms
- ˈٱܱ, adverb
- ˈٱܱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱܱl adverb
- ·ٱܱn noun
- ܲg·ٱܱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of grotesque1
Word History and Origins
Origin of grotesque1
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Example Sentences
He condemned the rationale behind the arrest of the consular official as "grotesque".
If you’re trying to point out some weird aspect of sex, it just becomes gross or grotesque.
“Depending on the sensitivity and openness of the viewer, it can sometimes be grotesque, or it can be funny,” he adds about a disturbing dinner scene laced with comic relief.
The deportation campaign of undocumented immigrants is about what I expected, although the sickening spectacle they are making of it is even more grotesque than I thought it would be.
It’s grotesque constitutional malpractice for legislators to attack judges trying to determine what the Constitution and the law allow while booing from the cheap seats.
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