grotesque
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[edit] English
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Middle French crotesque (French: grotesque), from Italian grottesco (“‘of a cave’”), from grotta. Compare English grotto.
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grotesque (comparative more grotesque, superlative most grotesque)
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- Bizarre or fantastic in appearance.
- Disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling.
- (typography) sans serif.
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grotesque (plural grotesques)
- A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
- Anything grotesque.
- (typography) A sans serif typeface.
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Italian grottesco (“‘of a cave’”), from grotta.
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grotesque mf (f. grotesque, m. plural grotesques, f. plural grotesques)
[edit] Noun
grotesque m.