GROTESQUE

/ɡɹəʊˈtɛsk/ ► audio Scrabble 19 Words With Friends 21

Scrabble letter values: G2R1O1T1E1S1Q10U1E1 = 19

Definition

  1. noun art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants.
  2. adjective distorted and unnatural in shape or size. — synonyms: monstrous
  3. adjective ludicrously odd. — synonyms: antic, fantastic, fantastical

Examples

  • “abnormal and hideous”
  • “tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”
  • “twisted into monstrous shapes”

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