- grotesquery
- noun see grotesquerie
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
grotesquery
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grotesquery — gro*tesqu er*y, n. [Written also {grotesquerie}.] [From {Grotesque}.] Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings; ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion. The sustained grotesquery of Feather top. K. L. Bates. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grotesquery — /groh tes keuh ree/, n., pl. grotesqueries. 1. grotesque character. 2. something grotesque. 3. grotesque ornamental work. Also, grotesquerie. [1555 65; < F grotesquerie. See GROTESQUE, ERY] * * * … Universalium
grotesquery — noun That which is grotesque in nature or style … Wiktionary
grotesquery — gro·tes·que·ry … English syllables
grotesquery — gro•tes•quer•y or gro•tes•quer•ie [[t]groʊˈtɛs kə ri[/t]] n. pl. quer•ies 1) grotesque character 2) something grotesque • Etymology: 1555–65; < F … From formal English to slang
grotesquery — noun ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion • Syn: ↑grotesqueness, ↑grotesquerie • Derivationally related forms: ↑grotesque (for: ↑grotesqueness) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
grotesquerie — grotesquery gro*tesqu er*y, n. [Written also {grotesquerie}.] [From {Grotesque}.] Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings; ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion. The sustained grotesquery of Feather top. K. L. Bates … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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