"grotesque" meaning in English

See grotesque in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡrəʊˈtɛsk/ [UK], /ɡroʊˈtɛsk/ [US] Audio: en-us-grotesque.ogg [US], en-au-grotesque.ogg [Australia] Forms: grotesque [positive], grotesquer [comparative], grotesquest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|2=grotesquer|3=grotesquest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is grotesque, it's comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
    Sense id: simple-grotesque-en-adj-LQlh1e1v

Noun

IPA: /ɡrəʊˈtɛsk/ [UK], /ɡroʊˈtɛsk/ [US] Audio: en-us-grotesque.ogg [US], en-au-grotesque.ogg [Australia] Forms: grotesque [singular], grotesques [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A grotesque is something that is comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
    Sense id: simple-grotesque-en-noun-WvOk1I0D
  2. Grotesque is the set of Sans Serif fonts made around 1815.
    Sense id: simple-grotesque-en-noun-3Bg2K1oW
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