grotesquerie

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Synonyms: grotesquery, grotesqueries

Antonyms: grotesquery, grotesqueries

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. An [[instance]] of [[grotesqueness]], a [[grotesque]] [[thing]].
2. {{cap|grotesque}} [[thing]]s [[collectively]]. {{defdate|1655}}
3. {{cap|grotesqueness}}, the [[quality]] of being [[grotesque]] or [[macabre]].
4. {{lb|en|literature}} A genre of [[horror]] literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as {{w|Ambrose Bierce}} and {{w|Fritz Leiber}}.

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