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Grotesque

ɡrə(ʊ)ˈtɛsk

Grotesque definitions
adjective
grotesque
  1. comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

    "a figure wearing a grotesque mask"

    • incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree

      "a lifestyle of grotesque luxury"

noun
grotesque grotesques
  1. a very ugly or comically distorted figure or image

    "the rods are carved in the form of a series of gargoyle faces and grotesques"

    • a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms with flowers and foliage
  2. a family of 19th-century sans serif typefaces