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| gro·tesque [ grō tésk ] |
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1. distorted: misshapen, especially in a strange or disturbing way
  grotesque shadows
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2. incongruous: seeming strange or ludicrous through being out of place or unexpected
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3. arts blending realistic and fantastic: relating to or typical of a style of art that mixes the realistic and the fantastic
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noun (plural gro·tesques) |
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1. something grotesque: somebody or something considered to be grotesque
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2. arts art blending realistic and fantastic: a style of art, especially in 16th-century Europe, in which representations of real and fantastic figures are mixed
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3. arts grotesque artistic piece: a piece of art in the grotesque style
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French< Italian grottesca "like a grotto" < grotta (see grotto), from fanciful wall paintings found in excavated Roman ruins] |
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| gro·tesque·ly adverb |
| gro·tesque·ness noun |
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