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Another word for grotesque

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grotesque

modif.

Ludicrously incongruous
odd, abnormal, bizarre, queer; see unusual 2.
Incongruous in form
malformed, ugly, distorted; see deformed.
Deliberately incongruous for artistic purposes
fantastic, surrealistic, dadaist; see art 2. See syn. study at fantastic.

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Another word for grotesque

adjective

Resembling a freak:
freakish, freaky, monstrous. See usual
Conceived or done with no reference to reality or common sense:
antic, bizarre, fantastic, fantastical, far-fetched. See true, usual

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It was something grotesque, but definitely not a skeleton.
It often yawns when disturbed in the daytime, gaping its mandibles in a very grotesque manner.
The work is highly imaginative and often grotesque, but it is pervaded by an unusually high ethical enthusiasm.
Lovely incrustations alternate with queer and grotesque figures.
ANGLER, also sometimes called fishing-frog, frog-fish, seadevil (Lophius piscatorius), a fish well known off the coasts of Great Britain and Europe generally, the grotesque shape of its body and its singular habits having attracted the attention of naturalists of all ages.

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