esperpèntic

Catalan

Etymology

esperpent +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əs.pəɾˈpɛn.tik/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əs.pərˈpɛn.tik/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /es.peɾˈpɛn.tik/

Adjective

esperpèntic (feminine esperpèntica, masculine plural esperpèntics, feminine plural esperpèntiques)

grotesque, ridiculous
- 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 11, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
  Tot allò era horripilant i esperpèntic alhora.
  It was all horrifying and grotesque at once.

Further reading

“esperpèntic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“esperpèntic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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