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— English words —

• grotesque adj. Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
• grotesque adj. Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting.
• grotesque adj. (Typography) Sans serif.
• grotesque n. A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
• grotesque n. Anything grotesque.
• grotesque n. (Typography) A sans serif typeface.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Middle french
  • grotesque adj. Farcical (ridiculous).
  • grotesque n. Small cave.
  • grotesque n. Ornament.

— In French —

• grotesque adj. (Art) Très orné, voire ampoulé, à la manière des fresques…
• grotesque adj. (Par analogie) Bizarre ; extravagant ; invraisemblable.
• grotesque adj. (Par hyperbole) Bouffon, excentrique, burlesque, caricatural…
• grotesque adj. Outrancier et de mauvais goût.
• grotesque n. (Vieilli) Celui, celle qui prête à rire dans ses manières…
• grotesque n. (Théâtre) (Vieilli) Bouffon, clown qui fait des pas bizarres…
• grotesque n. (Ornement) (Vieilli) Arabesque imitée de celles qu’on avait…
• grotesque n. (Par extension) (Beaux-arts) Figures bizarres et chargées…
• grotesque n. Ce qui a une apparence ridicule et bizarre.

33 English words from 9 English definitions

abnormal and Anything cave characterized combinations Disgusting Distorted especially fanciful Farcical forms grotesque hideous in␣shape intertwined Ornament ornamentation otherwise revolting ridiculous sans sans␣serif serif shape size Small style typeface Typography unnatural viscerally way

23 English words from 9 foreign definitions

à␣la apparence Arabesque Art arts Beaux Beaux␣arts bizarre burlesque caricatural clown dans des extension extravagant fait Figures hyperbole orné Par pas ridicule ses

33 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

à␣la␣manière␣des ampoulé analogie avait bizarres Bouffon celle celles Celui Ce␣qui chargées et␣de excentrique fresques goût imitée invraisemblable manière manières mauvais mauvais␣goût Ornement Outrancier Par␣extension prête prête␣à qui rire Théâtre Très une Vieilli voire

9 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

grotesquer grotesques grotesquely grotesquery grotesquest grotesquerie grotesqueness grotesqueries grotesquenesses

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ungrotesque seriogrotesque

20 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Esq esq. -esque gro GRO grot grote Grote Grotes OTE que Que 'que Que. rot ROT rote rotes tes TEs

13 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

EtO ETO org org. Org. set Set SET seṭ Seto tor Tor TOR

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

grotesquer grotesques

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

requotes urostege

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