GROTESQUE

grotesque|grotesk. Grotesque, or Grotesk, a. ludicrous, odd

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Gro‐tesque″ (grō̍‐tĕsk″), a. [[F., fr. It. grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See Grotto.]] Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic. “Grotesque design.” Dryden. “Grotesque incidents.” Macaulay.