grotesque

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
art, fine art

II - adjective

1. distorted and unnatural in shape or size;
abnormal and hideous (Freq. 4)
- tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
- twisted into monstrous shapes
• Syn:
monstrous
• Similar to:
ugly
• Derivationally related forms:
monster (for: monstrous), monstrosity (for: monstrous), grotesqueness
2. ludicrously odd (Freq. 3)
- Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
- fantastic Halloween costumes
- a grotesque reflection in the mirror
• Syn:
antic, fantastic, fantastical
• Similar to:
strange, unusual
• Derivationally related forms:
grotesqueness, antic (for: antic)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  antic, fantastic, fantastical, monstrous