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grotesque (adjective), more grotesque; most grotesque
1. Characterized by ludicrous or incongruous distortion, as with appearance or manner: For Halloween, Jack dressed up in the most grotesque way possible because he wanted to look weird, freakish, and bizarre.
2. Relating to a technique of sculpture, painting, and adornment in art whereas pure forms and outrageous figures are interlaced and blended into wild and fantastic combinations: When Marie read the story of Theseus and the Minotaur, she was fascinated by the grotesque depiction of the Minotaur with the body of a bull and a human head with horns.
Something that is bizarre or ridiculous.
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