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grotesque

/gr/oU/'t/E/sk/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. 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

  1. art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

    adj.all

    Examples
    Tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas.
    Synonyms monstrous

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. ludicrously odd

    adj.all

    Examples
    A grotesque reflection in the mirror.
    Synonyms antic fantastic fantastical

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

grossulargrossulariagrossulariaceaegrossulingroszgrotgrotesquelygrotesquenessgrotesqueriegrotesquerygrotiusgrotto

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