English to English
grotesque
(gr/oU/'t/E/sk
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adjective (a)
- Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous(adj.all)Example:
Tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas.
source: wordnet30 - ludicrously odd(adj.all)Example:
A grotesque reflection in the mirror.
source: wordnet30
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