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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Grotesque

/(grō̇*tĕsk")/ · Gro·tesque · IPA /ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/
01 a. Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike.
  1. 1.
    Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike.
  2. 2.
    Wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic.
02 n. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.
  1. 1.
    A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.
  2. 2.
    Artificial grotto-work.