Main entry: grotesque
Definition: art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
Main entry: grotesque, monstrous
Definition: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
Usage: tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas; twisted into monstrous shapes
Main entry: fantastic, fantastical, grotesque, antic
Definition: ludicrously odd
Usage: Hamlet's assumed antic disposition; fantastic Halloween costumes; a grotesque reflection in the mirror