grotesque (del it. grottesco , architectural decoration that imitates the rough rocks of the caves) 1 adj. It applies to things that, intentionally or unintentionally, provoke laughter or predispose the mind to it: It was a grotesque fall, grotesque drawings. Bufo, burlesque, shocking, funny, bizarre, jocular, exhilarating, laughable. Facha, fachoso, mamarracho. Carnavalada, sainete. Funny. Extravagant. Ugly. Ridiculous. 2 Grutesco. V. grotesque figures .
