Question

Before passing the threshold, I paused to admire a quantity of grotesque carving lavished over the front, and especially about the principal door; above which, among a wilderness of crumbling griffins and shameless little boys, I detected the date '1500,' and the name 'Hareton Earnshaw.'

What does the term grotesque mean as it is used in the passage?
Responses
A abnormalabnormal
B commonplacecommonplace
C disgustingdisgusting
D plain

Answer 1

C disgustingdisgusting