(literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber.
The quality of being grotesque or macabre.
longiloquent
longiloquent
adj
long-winded
magniloquent
magniloquent
adj
Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
outquibbling
outquibbling
verb
present participle of outquibble
quadrigamist
quadrigamist
noun
(rare) Someone who has four spouses at the same time.
quadrijugate
quadrijugate
adj
(botany) Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets.
quantitating
quantitating
verb
present participle of quantitate
quarantining
quarantining
verb
present participle of quarantine
quarterlight
quarterlight
noun
A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent