Search Result:grotesque
KK Pronunciation
〔 groˋtєsk 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ɡrouˊtesk 〕
Overview of noun grotesque
The noun grotesque has 1 sense
- grotesque -- (art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants)
Overview of adj grotesque
The adj grotesque has 2 senses
- grotesque, monstrous -- (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, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque -- (ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror")