As adjectives the difference between repugnant and grotesque
is that repugnant is offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion while grotesque is distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.
As a noun grotesque is
a style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
repugnant
English
Adjective
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en adjective)
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
(legal) Opposed or in conflict.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "repugnant" is often applied: act, nature, behavior, practice, character, thing, crime.
Related terms
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* repugnance
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grotesque
Adjective
(
en adjective)
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling.
(typography) sans serif.
Derived terms
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Noun
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en noun)
A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
Anything grotesque.
(typography) A sans serif typeface.
Related terms
* grotesquely
* grotesqueness
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