GROT; GROTE
Grot, Grote (, n.
Defn: A groat. [Obs.] Chaucer.
GROTESQUE
Gro*tesque", a. Etym: [F., fr. It. grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See
Grotto.]
Defn: Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic. "Grotesque design." Dryden. "Grotesque incidents." Macaulay.
GROTESQUE
Gro*tesque, n.
1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes. Dryden.
2. Artificial grotto-work.
GROTESQUELY
Gro*tesque"ly, adv.
Defn: In a grotesque manner.
GROTESQUENESS
Gro*tesque"ness, n.