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grotesque

adjectivenoun /groʊtɛsk/ 2 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 19 WWF 21
Definitions
adjective

ludicrously odd

“a grotesque reflection in the mirror”

adjective

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

“tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”

noun

art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

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