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Textual thesaurus for "grotesque"

(adj) monstrous

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas; twisted into monstrous shapes


(adj) fantastic, fantastical, antic

ludicrously odd

Hamlet's assumed antic disposition; fantastic Halloween costumes; a grotesque reflection in the mirror