grotesquery
Americannoun
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grotesqueries
plural
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grotesque character.
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something grotesque.
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grotesque ornamental work.
noun
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the state of being grotesque
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something that is grotesque, esp an object such as a sculpture
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of grotesquery
From the French word grotesquerie, dating back to 1555–65. See grotesque, -ery
Example Sentences
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But he immediately learned otherwise – and, even two years on, soccer, in its occasional and stubborn grotesquery, recently found a way of putting his visibility and status as a representative to the test.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2020
Schoenberg expunged tonality, with its too predictable pull on the emotions, creating a sensation with his own surreal grotesquery, “Pierrot Lunaire.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2020
But far exceeding the aesthetic wound of the memorial is the grotesquery of the betrayal it represents.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2015
There is also genius aplenty amid the fun and grotesquery.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2014
Every turn of phrase, awkward or coarse though it may seem to cultured ears, must be unrelentingly reported; and every grotesquery, each strange word, or incomprehensible or silly incident, must be given without flinching.
From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Edwin Sidney Hartland
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
This is one reason the A.I. commercials reward repeat viewing: Once you get past their grotesqueries, you start seeing fascinating signals buried in the noise.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
They now have lawyers fighting for their freedom and lobbing grotesqueries.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
The result — intentionally or not — was a filmography full of films about a rotting world, populated by wondrous grotesqueries, all seen through one man’s magnificently jaundiced eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 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
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