grotesque

²grotesque

adj

Definition of GROTESQUE

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the grotesque: as a : fanciful, bizarre b : absurdly incongruous c : departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical

— gro·tesque·ly adverb

— gro·tesque·ness noun

Examples of GROTESQUE

1. The actors wore dark capes and grotesque masks.
2. a grotesque distortion of the facts

First Known Use of GROTESQUE

1603

Related to GROTESQUE

Synonyms: grating, harsh, jarring, unaesthetic

Antonyms: aesthetic (also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical)

Related Words: acid, flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, tawdry; tacky, tasteless, vulgar; inartistic, unartistic; artless, clumsy, crude, graceless, inelegant, rude; uncouth, uncultured, unrefined; disgusting, gross, obscene, repugnant, repulsive, ugly; disagreeable, jolting, unpleasant, unpleasing; blaring, clashing, discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonious, jangling, off-key, ragged, raspy, raucous, unmelodious, unmusical; bizarre, kinky, odd, outlandish, shocking

Near Antonyms: artful, artistic; attractive, beautiful, becoming, comely; agreeable, appealing, felicitous, good, harmonious, harmonizing, pleasing, seemly; calming, comforting, soothing; softened, subdued; cultured, elegant, graceful, gracious, polished, refined, tasteful

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