grotesque

Adjective

• ludicrously odd
  • Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
    
  • fantastic Halloween costumes
    
  • a grotesque reflection in the mirror
    

• distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
  • tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
    
  • twisted into monstrous shapes
    

Noun

• art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  antic , fantastic , fantastical , monstrous