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grotesque

4 definitions • 6 examples

1

strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way:

Examples:

By now she'd had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque.

Gothic churches are full of devils and grotesque figures.

2

wrong or unfair to a shocking degree:

Examples:

This war has been a grotesque mistake.

The way he behaved towards me was grotesque.

3

a painting or other artistic work with an image of a person that is ugly or unpleasant as its subject:

Examples:

Spencer's grotesques are his best works.

4

strange and often frightening in appearance or character:

Examples:

Some deep-sea creatures look really grotesque.

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