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What does grotesquerie mean?

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Noun
  1. The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
  2. (literature) A genre of literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
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His style is remarkable for its grotesquerie, its implicit use of European philosophy, and its pastiches of different languages and dialects.
It comes close, at times, to grotesquerie and many scenes are hard to watch.
His disenchantment is wan, taking the form of desiccated sentiment, not grotesquerie.
Still, the great achievement of the novel is its dizzying invention and grotesquerie.
The leisurely rhythm provides a conspicuously lyrical contrast with the grotesquerie of the images on display.
I used to watch this show when I was a little tacker and it combined precisely the right amounts of grotesquerie, intrigue, schlock and sci-fi.

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