grotesque
adjective
odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
grotesques
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pluralof grotesque.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Part of this is in the rich tradition of European reporters sojourning in the United States who find casual grotesques about Americans far more lucrative and less taxing than actually trying to meet the natives.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
But he had his own quirky, even obsessive interests—in all things ancient and Roman, in architecture, and especially in the hybrid ornamental figures known as grotesques.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
With the genre claiming 17% of the domestic box office for 2025, production studios are eager to feed our seemingly bottomless appetite for cinematic grotesques, especially those based on true stories.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025
Later, at the premiere of the film, he portrays the gathered reporters, photographers and gawkers — mostly men — as grotesques, their mouths agape in obscene rictus grins.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
"Speaking for the grotesques," he said, "I beg to differ. Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
