gro|tesque — «groh TEHSK», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or manner; fantastic; queer: »The book had pictures of hideous dragons and other grotesque monsters. SYNONYM(S): bizarre, strange. 2. ridiculous; absurd: »Th … Useful english dictionary
gro|tesque´ness — gro|tesque «groh TEHSK», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or manner; fantastic; queer: »The book had pictures of hideous dragons and other grotesque monsters. SYNONYM(S): bizarre, strange. 2. ridiculous; absurd:… … Useful english dictionary
gro·tesque — … Useful english dictionary
tesque — blot·tesque; bra·man·tesque; cos·ma·tesque; dan·tesque; gi·gan·tesque; giot·tesque; gro·tesque·ly; gro·tesque·ness; gro·tesque; … English syllables
gro — ae·gro·tat; gro; gro·bi·an; gro·bi·an·ism; gro·cer; gro·cery; gro·cery·man; gro·ce·te·ria; gro·gnard; gro·mia; gro·ning·en; gro·schen; gro·ser; gro·set; gro·tesque·ly; gro·tesque·ness; gro·tes·que·rie; gro·tian; gro·zart; gro·zer; gro·zing;… … English syllables
grotesque — gro·tesque … English syllables
grotesquely — gro·tesque·ly … English syllables
grotesque — gro•tesque [[t]groʊˈtɛsk[/t]] adj. 1) odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre 2) fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal… … From formal English to slang
grotesque — gro|tesque1 [ grou tesk ] adjective 1. ) extremely ugly and strange: a grotesque statue of the devil 2. ) unreasonable or offensive: He called the original broadcast a grotesque distortion. ╾ gro|tesque|ly adverb grotesque gro|tesque 2 [ grou… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grotesqueness — gro·tesque·ness … English syllables