grotesque

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grotesque Definition

• (n) art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
• (s) 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"
• (s) ludicrously odd; "Hamlet''s assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

grotesque Synonyms

• antic
• fantastic
• fantastical
• grotesque
• monstrous
• unnatural