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What is a Grotesque?

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The English term 'grotesque' means 1: ludicrously odd; 2: art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants; 3: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

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Grotesque in a sentence?
The grotesque sculptures seemed at odds with the rest of the old church.
What is the synonym for grotesque?
Gripping
What does grotesque means?
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted ... art characterized by an incongruous mixture of...
What rhymes with grotesque?
desk
Is grotesque an adjective?
yes