Local English word record

grotesque

adjective · 3 senses

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

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Examples

  • tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
  • twisted into monstrous shapes

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Synonyms

monstrous

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