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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grotesque \Gro*tesque\, n. 1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes. --Dryden. 2. Artificial grotto-work. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grotesque adj 1: 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" [syn: {monstrous}, {unnatural}] 2: ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" [syn: {antic}, {fantastic}, {fantastical}] n : art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
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