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Definition of grotesque : 1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.
2. Artificial grotto- work.

Synonyms:

wonderful, chimerical, fantastic, marvelous, rattling, freakish, queer, unusual, freaky, atrocious, true, flagitious, marvellous, surrealistic, grievous, usual, howling, fantastical, malformed, fanciful, monstrous, grand, odd, terrific, far-fetched, wild, wondrous, tremendous, art, visionary, abnormal, imaginative, strange, deformed, unnatural, antic

incredible, weird, outlandish, ludicrous, preposterous, dubious, absurd, nonsensical, eccentric, bizarre, oddball, crazy, farcical, comical, poppycock, ridiculous, silly, curious, outrageous, laughable, foolish

inelegant, unlovely, disfigured, repellent, plain, unattractive, ill-looking, displeasing, unappealing, abhorrent, ugly, repugnant, shapeless, disagreeable, unsightly, unpleasant, unaesthetic, unpleasing, repulsive, homely, hideous, undesirable, odious

Usage examples:

• To attract and please his lady love, he made the most grotesque gestures. - "Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks", William Elliot Griffis.
• We all seem to be playing with shadows more or less grotesque. - "Roderick Hudson", Henry James.
• He had made it himself, and had ornamented it with a grotesque face in luminous paint. - "The Green Satin Gown", Laura E. Richards.