GROT GROTESK' , adjective Wildly formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; ludicrous; antic; resembling the figure found in the subterraneous apartments in the ancient ruins at Rome; applied to pieces of sculpture and painting, and to natural scenery; as grotesque painting; grotesque design. GROTESQUE GROTESK' , noun Whimsical figures or scenery.
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