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grotesque

/ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/ · 9 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

    tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas

  2. adjective

    ludicrously odd

    Hamlet's assumed antic disposition

  3. noun

    art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

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