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In art, grotesques are ornamental arrangements of arabesques with interlaced garlands and small and fantastic human and animal figures, usually set out in a symmetrical pattern around some form of architectural framework, though this may be very flimsy.
Use grotesque to describe things that are very strange and ugly in an unnatural way. If something "grosses you out," you can safely refer to it as grotesque. Grotesque also refers to a style of art that uses odd and fanciful combinations of natural, human, and animal forms.
strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way: By now she'd had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque. Gothic churches are full of devils and grotesque figures. Synonyms. ghastly UK informal. grim (UNPLEASANT) informal. hideous. ugly (NOT ATTRACTIVE) unattractive. unprepossessing. unsightly formal.
2 days ago · 1. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. 2. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc. noun. 3. any grotesque object, design, person, or thing.
grotesque. adjective. /ɡrəʊˈtesk/. /ɡrəʊˈtesk/. strange in a way that is unpleasant or offensive. a grotesque distortion of the truth. The story was too grotesque to believe. It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money. The whole situation was really grotesque.
adjective. uk / ɡrəʊˈtesk / us. Add to word list Add to word list. very strange and unpleasant, especially in a ridiculous or slightly frightening way: a grotesque image. grotesquely. adverb. (Definition of grotesque from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of grotesque. in Chinese (Traditional)
GROTESQUE meaning: 1 : very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural; 2 : extremely different from what is expected or usual.
