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1. Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
   "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"
   - monstrous
    
2. Ludicrously odd
   "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
   - antic [archaic], fantastic, fantastical

1. Art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

Derived forms: grotesquest, grotesquer, grotesques

See also: grotesqueness, strange, ugly, unusual

Type of: art, fine art

Encyclopedia: Grotesque Grotesque, A Gothic Epic