Grotesque - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɡrəʊˈtesk|
Brit.
|ɡrə(ʊ)ˈtesk|
noun
- art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
adjective
- distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous (syn: monstrous)
tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
- ludicrously odd (syn: antic, fantastic, fantastical)a grotesque reflection in the mirror
Extra examples
...a gallery of grotesques from some sicko horror movie...
The actors wore dark capes and grotesque masks.
It was grotesque of him to be dressed like that.
It's grotesque to portray peace campaigners as unpatriotic.
By modern standards, the treatment of prisoners was grotesque.
Word forms
noun
singular: grotesque
plural: grotesques
singular: grotesque
plural: grotesques
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