grotesque
/groʊ'tɛsk/
adjectivenoun
9 letters2 syllables19 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Ludicrously odd.
“a grotesque reflection in the mirror”
2
NOUNDistorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.
“tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”
1
Art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants.
WORD FORMS
Related formgrotesqueness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinotesquegray
Starts & ends withG … E
Syllablesgro · tesque
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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