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单词 grotesquery
释义

grotesquery

or gro·tes·quer·ie

[ groh-tes-kuh-ree ]
/ groʊˈtɛs kə ri /

noun, plural gro·tes·quer·ies.

grotesque character.
something grotesque.
grotesque ornamental work.

Origin of grotesquery

From the French word grotesquerie, dating back to 1555–65. See grotesque, -ery

Words nearby grotesquery

grosz, grot, Grote, Grotesk, grotesque, grotesquery, Grotius, Groton, grotto, grotty, grouch
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Example sentences from the Web for grotesquery

  • Once more the grim humor of the situation, the grotesquery of it, became apparent to Trent.

    Caravans By Night|Harry Hervey
  • Savage philosophy mingles them together in one phantasmagoria of grotesquery and horror.

    The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland

British Dictionary definitions for grotesquery

grotesquery

grotesquerie

/ (ɡrəʊˈtɛskərɪ) /

noun plural -queries

the state of being grotesque
something that is grotesque, esp an object such as a sculpture
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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