Use grotesque to describe things that are very strange and ugly in an unnatural way. If something "grosses you out," you can safely refer to it as grotesque.
A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.
Noun
art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
Adjective S.
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"
Adjective S.
ludicrously odd; "Hamlet''s assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
n.
A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old
crypts and grottoes.
n.
Artificial grotto-work.
Grotesque
A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.
Usage Examples
The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that which is the business of men's lives, is, in the best sense of the word, Grotesque.
Because most of my career in the classroom has been at art schools (beginning at Bennington in the 1970s), I am hyper-aware of the often grotesque disconnect between commentary on the arts and the actual practice or production of the arts.
Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats. You're for them or against them. Taxes go up or down government raises taxes or lowers them. But Democrats will not let the words 'abortion' or 'tax hikes' pass their lips.
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Other Usage ExamplesI think there's an instinct to make grotesque horror films that are purely carnal, like the 'Saw' movies.
As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer.
Every man sees in his relatives, and especially in his cousins, a series of grotesque caricatures of himself.
People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something.
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