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Characterized by ludicrous or incongruous distortion, as of appearance or manner.
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Outlandish or bizarre, as in character or appearance. See Synonyms at fantastic.
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Of, relating to, or being the grotesque style in art or a work executed in this style.
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One that is grotesque.
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A style of painting, sculpture, and ornamentation in which natural forms and monstrous figures are intertwined in bizarre or fanciful combinations.
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