Dictionary Check: grotesque
"grotesque" is a valid word!
Scrabble
19
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Words with Friends
21
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Definition
adjective
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
Example:
"tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"
adjective
ludicrously odd
Example:
"Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"
noun
art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
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