Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make grotesque.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. Tom is grotesque.

    deTom ist grotesk. — Felixjp

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  2. It was grotesque.

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  3. Lukas was chased by a grotesque monster.

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  4. He has a nasty and grotesque appearance.

    ruОн — противный тип подозрительного вида. — zmoo

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  5. The monster was grotesque but not intimidating.

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French grotesque, from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave”) + -esc

Borrowed from Middle French grotesque, from Italian grottesco, from grotta (“cave”) + -esco (relational suffix). By surface analysis, grotto + -esque. Compare French grotesque, English grotto.

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Forms

grotesques, grotesquing, grotesqued, grotesqued
Base formgrotesque · to grotesque
3rd person singulargrotesques
Present participlegrotesquing
Past simplegrotesqued
Past participlegrotesqued

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygrotesque
he, she, itgrotesques

Past simpleLesson

all personsgrotesqued

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave grotesqued
he, she, ithas grotesqued

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill grotesque

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grossB2grosslygrottogrouchgrouchy

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