Grotesque example sentences

gro·tesque

[ɡrōˈtesk] ✕ Play

grotesque (adjective)

  - comically or repulsively ugly or distorted:

  - incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree:

  - a very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image:

  - that which is grotesque:

  - a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms with flowers and foliage.

  - a family of 19th-century sans serif typefaces.

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Synonyms

malformed, deformed, misshapen, misproportioned, distorted, twisted, gnarled, mangled, mutilated, ugly,

  › Grotesque [ɡrōˈtesk]

  › Stint [stint] ✕ Play

  › Harvesting [ˈhärvəst]

  › Holm [hōm] ✕ Play

  › Godforsaken [ˈɡädfərˌsāk(ə)n]

  › Salesgirl [ˈsālzˌɡərl]

  › Vituperation [vəˌt(y)o͞opəˈrāSHən, vīˌt(y)o͞opəˈrāSHən]

  › Home [hōm] ✕ Play

  › Quiet [ˈkwīət]

  › Movement [ˈmo͞ovmənt]

  › Gardeners [ˈɡärdnər]

  › Riled [rīl]

  › Derailers [dəˈrāl(y)ər]

  › Libbed [ˌad ˈlib]

  › Naughtorigin [nôt]

  › Graspable [ˈɡraspəbəl] ✕ Play

  › Manor [ˈmanər]

  › Rearguard [ˈrirˌɡärd]

  › Concertina [ˌkänsərˈtēnə]

  › Magistrate [ˈmajəˌstrāt]

  › Scars [skär]

  › Vulva [ˈvəlvə]

  › Residue [ˈrezəˌd(y)o͞o]

  › Molestation [ˌmōˌleˈstāSHən, ˌmōləˈstāSHən]