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grotesquery

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gro·tes·que·ry also gro·tes·que·rie  (gr-tsk-r)
n. pl. gro·tes·que·ries
1. The state of being grotesque; grotesqueness.
2. Something grotesque.
grotesquery, grotesquerie [grəʊˈtɛskərɪ]
n pl -queries
1. the state of being grotesque
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) something that is grotesque, esp an object such as a sculpture
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grotesquery - ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
grotesqueness, grotesquerie
ugliness - qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses


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Atrocities, in some respects unique in their grotesquery, have been reported: chopping off the hands of civilians who had cast electoral votes, kidnapping children for use as gunmen or sex slaves; butchering prisoners; and so on.
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In assuming the caparison of Butterfly, Gallimard acknowledges the truth, but in literalizing desire through drag, he loses the fantasy: all that remains to him is the queen, the grotesquery of an aging French man in garish makeup.
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