Definitions of grotesque:

  • noun:   art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
  • adjective:   distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
    Example: "Tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"
  • adjective:   ludicrously odd
    Example: "A grotesque reflection in the mirror"