GROTESQUERY

grotesqueness, grotesquery, grotesquerie

(noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grotesquery (countable and uncountable, plural grotesqueries)

That which is grotesque in nature or style.

Source: Wiktionary


Gro*tesqu"er*y, n. [Written also grotesquerie.] [From Grotesque.]

Definition: Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings. "The sustained grotesquery of Feather-top." K. L. Bates.

Vileness, on the other hand, becomes grotesquerie, wonderfully converted into a subject of laughter. George Gissing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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