ɡrəuˈtesk adj. & n. --adj. 1 comically or repulsively distorted;
monstrous,
unnatural. 2
incongruous,
ludicrous,
absurd. --n. 1 a
decorative form interweaving
human and animal features. 2 a comically distorted
figure or
design. 3
Printing a
family of
sanserif typefaces. øøgrotesquely adv. grotesqueness n. grotesquerie n. [earlier crotesque f. F crotesque f.
It. grottesca grotto-like (painting etc.) fem. of grottesco (as
GROTTO, -ESQUE)]