grotesquerie.
An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
Meaning & usage
An instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
Grotesque things collectively.
Grotesqueness, the quality of being grotesque or macabre.
A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
Where this word comes from
From French grotesquerie, from grotesque (“farcical, grotesque”) + -erie (“-ery”), from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave, grotto”) + -esco (“-esque, -ish”). Equivalent to grotesque + -erie.
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