grotesque

adjective

/ɡrəʊˈtesk/

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strange in a way that is unpleasant or offensive
- a grotesque distortion of the truth
- The story was too grotesque to believe.
- It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money.
- The whole situation was really grotesque.
extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening or funny
- It was a grotesque figure with a snarling beast's head.
- tribal dancers wearing grotesque masks
- She was frightened by the grotesque appearance of the mime artists.
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (as noun): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto’; “grotto” here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome which had been revealed by excavations, and which contained murals in the grotesque style.

grotesque

noun

/ɡrəʊˈtesk/

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[countable] a person who is extremely ugly in a strange way, especially in a book or painting
the grotesque
[singular] a style of art or sculpture using grotesque figures and designs

单词	grotesque
释义	grotesque adjective /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ jump to other results strange in a way that is unpleasant or offensive a grotesque distortion of the truth The story was too grotesque to believe. It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money. The whole situation was really grotesque. extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening or funny It was a grotesque figure with a snarling beast's head. tribal dancers wearing grotesque masks She was frightened by the grotesque appearance of the mime artists. Topics Appearancec2 Word Originmid 16th cent. (as noun): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto’; “grotto” here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome which had been revealed by excavations, and which contained murals in the grotesque style. grotesque noun /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ jump to other results [countable] a person who is extremely ugly in a strange way, especially in a book or painting the grotesque [singular] a style of art or sculpture using grotesque figures and designs Word Originmid 16th cent. (as noun): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto’; “grotto” here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome which had been revealed by excavations, and which contained murals in the grotesque style.
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