grōˈteskərē, -ri, (ˌ)grōˌteskəˈrē noun
also gro·tes·que·ry ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( plural grotesqueries )
Etymology: grotesque (II) + French -erie -ery or English -ery
1.
a.
(1) : a grotesque figure or design
(2) : a group of such figures or designs
(3) : a piece of grotesque decorative art
b. : something suggestive of or resembling grotesque decorative art or the figures or designs of such art : something grotesque
2. : grotesqueness