search

Grotesque

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Adj

In Appearance:
Distorted and
or
;
, especially in a
way.
Disgusting or otherwise
revolting.
In Typography:
Sans serif.

Noun

Anything grotesque.
In Typography:
A
typeface.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

grotesque
English
arrow
grotesque
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
arrow
grottesco
Italian
arrow
grotta
Italian
arrow
grupta
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com