Associations to the word «Grotesquerie»

Wiktionary

GROTESQUERIE, noun. The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
GROTESQUERIE, noun. (literature) A genre of literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.

Dictionary definition

GROTESQUERIE, noun. Ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion.

Wise words

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