Grotesque and Grotesquerie

Grotesque

Grotesque noun - A strange or horrible and often frightening creature.
Usage example: a gallery of grotesques from some sicko horror movie

Grotesquerie and grotesque are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grotesquerie" instead a noun "Grotesque".

Nearby Word: grotesquely

Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie noun - A strange or horrible and often frightening creature.
Usage example: born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie
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Grotesque and grotesquerie are semantically related. You can use "Grotesque" instead a noun "Grotesquerie".

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