Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic.
source: Webster 1913
noun
art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
source: WordNet 3.0
A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
ludicrously odd
Hamlet's assumed antic disposition. Fantastic Halloween costumes. A grotesque reflection in the mirror.
