grotesquery
noun
grotesque character.
grotesqueries
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pluralof grotesquery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Sommer has been covering the grotesqueries of outré right-wing conspiracy culture for nearly a decade now.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
Beneath the supernatural grotesqueries, Mr. King reflects on the mundane horrors—insularity, seediness and dead ends—of American small-town life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
The vibrant blurs he created were a revelation, he said, of the mood he felt swirling around him and his vision of the world in general: its grit, its vibrancy, its gorgeousness, its grotesqueries.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
A recent series pays tributes to Goya’s “Caprichos,” capturing grotesqueries and folly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2019
Esteban allowed this invasion of grotesqueries because he had long ago realized that it was pointless to interfere in his wife’s life.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
