grotesquerie

gro·tes·que·rie

noun \grō-ˈtes-kə-rē\

plural gro·tes·que·ries

Definition of GROTESQUERIE

1

: something that is grotesque

2

: the quality or state of being grotesque : grotesqueness

Variants of GROTESQUERIE

gro·tes·que·rie also gro·tes·que·ry \grō-ˈtes-kə-rē\

Examples of GROTESQUERIE

1. <born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie>

Origin of GROTESQUERIE

grotesque + French -erie -ery

First Known Use: circa 1666

Related to GROTESQUERIE

Synonyms: grotesque, monster (also grotesquery), monstrosity, ogre

Related Words: ogress; Frankenstein; bête noire, bogey (also bogie or bogy), bugaboo, bugbear; banshee, bogeyman (also bogyman), demon (or daemon), devil, fiend, fright, imp, incubus; horror, terror; abomination, anathema; abnormality, freak; mutant, mutation

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