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Meaning of grotesquerie

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

grotesquerie

Pronunciation:/ˌɡɹəʊˈtɛskəɹi/

noun

Definitions

  1. The quality of being grotesque or macabre.

  2. A genre of literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grotesquerie

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grotesquerygrotesquenessgruesomenessmacabrenessghoulishnessfreakerygrislinessgrossness