grotesqueness, grotesquery, grotesquerie
(noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
11 March 2025
(noun) an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
