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grotesque::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antic, fantastic, fantastical |
| Derivation | grotesqueness |
a grotesque reflection in the mirror.
grotesque::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | monstrous |
| Derivation | grotesqueness |
tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas.
Examples of grotesque
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Wonderfully wrought and appealingly grotesque, it's sure to be a crowd favorite.
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The grotesque nature of the murders led to a theory about satanic cult activity.
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These are, by most accounts, ordinary women of hefty but not grotesque physique.
From the washingtonpost.com
That's grotesque, and it gets in the way of preventing future similar disasters.
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Slipknot is known for its grotesque masks, and released its first album in 1999.
From the heraldtribune.com
In an instant, his disappointment over the result of the photo became grotesque.
From the independent.co.uk
Every room in the museum has a unique ceiling decoration in the grotesque style.
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However, I fear that the grotesque little twerp would take that as a compliment.
From the guardian.co.uk
Shostakovich counts among his weapons parody and satire, carnival and grotesque.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
- Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"
- Antic: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
- (grotesquely) in a grotesque manner; "behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies"
- (grotesqueness) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
- The word grotesque comes from the same Latin root as "Grotto", meaning a small cave or hollow. The original meaning was restricted to an extravagant style of Ancient Roman decorative art rediscovered and then copied in Rome at the end of the 15th century. ...
- Grotesque (After the Gramme) is a 1980 album by The Fall. The music is a departure from that of the previous albums, 1979's Live at the Witch Trials and Dragnet, introducing more drones and Velvet Underground-inspired riffing. ...
- Grotesque was a Swedish death metal/black metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in September 1988 from the remains of Conquest by Wu00E5hlin (Necrolord) and Nordgren (Virgintaker) with the addition of Lindberg (Goatspell). The band was, however, short-lived and recorded a few demos and an EP. The band's original drummer Shamaatae formed the black metal band Arckanum in 1993...
- In chess, a grotesque is a problem or endgame study which features a particularly unlikely initial position, especially one in which White fights with a very small force against a much larger black army. Grotesques are generally intended to be humorous.
