ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the definition of grotesque?
A
morally corrupted
B
extremely thin
C
comically ugly
D
disorderly behavior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. 2. fantastic in the shaping and combination of forms, as in decorative work combining incongruous human and animal figures with scrolls, foliage, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -grotesque • -TESK • adjective. 1 : fanciful, bizarre 2 : absurdly incongruous 3 : departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical.

Detailed explanation-3: -grotesques. Use grotesque to describe things that are very strange and ugly in an unnatural way. If something “grosses you out, ” you can safely refer to it as grotesque. Grotesque also refers to a style of art that uses odd and fanciful combinations of natural, human, and animal forms.

Detailed explanation-4: -grotesque adjective (UGLY) By now she’d had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque. Gothic churches are full of devils and grotesque figures. The performers wear grotesque masks. The sculpture was hideously grotesque.

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