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   grotesque

   /ɡrə(ʊ)ˈtɛsk/

   adjective

   • 1. comically or repulsively ugly or distorted: "a figure wearing a grotesque mask" Similar malformeddeformedmisshapenmisproportioneddistortedtwistedgnarledmangledmutilateduglyunsightlymonstroushideousfreakishunnaturalabnormalbizarreoutlandishstrangeoddpeculiarfantasticfancifulwhimsicalinformal:weirdfreakyfuglyrumhuckeryOpposite ordinarynormal
   • ▪ incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree: "a lifestyle of grotesque luxury" Similar outrageousmonstrousshockingastonishingpreposterousridiculousludicrousfarcicalunbelievableunthinkableincredibleinformal:crazy

   noun

   • 1. a very ugly or comically distorted figure or image: "the rods are carved in the form of a series of gargoyle faces and grotesques"
   • ▪ a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms with flowers and foliage.
   • 2. a family of 19th-century sans serif typefaces.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as noun): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto’; ‘grotto’ here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome which had been revealed by excavations, and which contained murals in the grotesque style.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grotesqueness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grotesqueGrotesque Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GROTESQUE is a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature. How to use grotesque in a sentence.

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   In art, grotesques are ornamental arrangements of arabesques with interlaced garlands and small and fantastic human and animal figures, usually set out in a symmetrical pattern around some form of architectural framework, though this may be very flimsy.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGROTESQUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GROTESQUE definition: 1. strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way: 2. wrong or unfair…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › grotesqueGROTESQUE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. Synonyms: wild, antic, weird, deformed, distorted. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGROTESQUE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GROTESQUE meaning: 1. strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way: 2. wrong or unfair…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grotesqueGrotesque - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use grotesque to describe things that are very strange and ugly in an unnatural way. If something "grosses you out," you can safely refer to it as grotesque. Grotesque also refers to a style of art that uses odd and fanciful combinations of natural, human, and animal forms.

8. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › grotesquegrotesque - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jul 1, 2024 · grotesque ( comparative grotesquer, superlative grotesquest) Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. Coordinate term: baroque. Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting . Synonym: gross.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrotesque adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   grotesque. adjective. /ɡrəʊˈtesk/. /ɡrəʊˈtesk/. strange in a way that is unpleasant or offensive. a grotesque distortion of the truth. The story was too grotesque to believe. It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money. The whole situation was really grotesque.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › grotesque_ngrotesque, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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    What does the word grotesque mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word grotesque, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. grotesque has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGROTESQUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    A grotesque is a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting.