Thesaurus results for GROTESQUERIE

grotesquerie

noun

grō-ˈte-skə-rē

variants also grotesquery

Definition of grotesquerie

as in monster

a strange or horrible and often frightening creature born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie

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Recent Examples of grotesquerie Neill Blomkamp has yet to top District 9, but this one comes closest to matching his debut’s wry social commentary and borderline-comedic grotesqueries. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 Created by Chicago painter Nathaniel Mary Quinn, the image mashes up caricatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood into a glorious grotesquerie that channels the colorful glam-trash aesthetics of the band’s late-’70s phase. — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026 But that memorable 20-6 record after the All-Star break must be weighed against the meltdown in the final three games of their first-round playoff loss to the New York Knicks, culminating in Thursday night’s grotesquerie of a 140-89 loss at State Farm Arena. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 1 May 2026 Platter can hardly go more than a few pages without noting one grotesquerie or another. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grotesquerie

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Diagnose the monster before deciding which mind and which move are required to outwit it.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
That led him to snowy Deadwood, South Dakota, and a turn as local guide Gil Jackson in the horror heist movie Beast From Haunted Cave (1959), produced by Roger’s brother, Gene Corman, and featuring Chris Robinson as the monster.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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