Grotesque

(gro-tĕsk'), a. [Fr. grotesque, O. Fr. crotesque, It. grottesco, Sp. & Pg. grutesco, from grotte, grotta, gruta. See GROTTO.] Like the figures found in grottoes; grotto-like; wildly formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; ludicrous; antic. “Grotesque design.” Dryden. “Grotesque incidents.” Macaulay.