GROTESQUE


Meaning of GROTESQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.