grotesquest Definition

grotesque
adj grotesquer, grotesquest

1. Very unnatural or strange-looking, so as to cause fear or laughter.

Thesaurus: deformed, misshapen, hideous, ugly, monstrous, unnatural, gruesome, freakish, macabre, gothic, strange, bizarre.
2. Exaggerated; ridiculous; absurd.

noun

1. A 16c style in art which features animals, plants and people mixed together in a strange or fantastic manner.

Form: the grotesque
2. A work of art in this style.

Derivative: grotesquely
adverb

Derivative: grotesqueness
noun

Derivative: grotesquery

Grotesque objects collectively.

Grotesqueness.

Etymology: 16c as crotesque: from Italian pittura grottesca cave painting, from grotta cave.