grotesque

/ɡɹoʊtˈɛsk/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
   “tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”
2. ludicrously odd
   “Hamlet's assumed antic disposition”

noun

1. art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

Synonyms for grotesque

• monstrous
• ugly
• antic
• fantastic
• fantastical
• strange

Words that rhyme with grotesque

• burlesque
• kafkaesque
• statuesque
• desk
• picaresque
• autodesk
• beske
• esque
• geske
• jeske
• keske
• leske
• levesque
• meske
• reaganesque
• reske
• teske
• yeske