grotesquery

American  

[groh-tes-kuh-ree] / groʊˈtɛs kə ri /

Or grotesquerie

noun

plural

grotesqueries

1. grotesque character.

2. something grotesque.

3. grotesque ornamental work.

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grotesquery British  

/ ɡrəʊˈtɛskərɪ /

noun

1. the state of being grotesque

2. something that is grotesque, esp an object such as a sculpture

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Etymology

Origin of grotesquery

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

Example Sentences

It’s easy to sneer at Morris’s antics, but beneath the grotesquery is a real hunger.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

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 just as I was beginning to fall under my host’s charming spell, my attention was seized by an item of such alarming grotesquery that I tremble even now to recount it in full.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2020

There is also genius aplenty amid the fun and grotesquery.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2014

Very gravely the guardian turns the grotesquery round and round, that I may admire its every aspect; while a na´ve crowd collects before the open door to look at the stranger and the demon.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Hearn, Lafcadio