na-adjective
curiosity-seeking; thrill-seeking
Describes a person or behavior driven by morbid or unusual curiosity, often seeking out the bizarre or grotesque.
彼は猟奇的な趣味で知られている。
He is known for his bizarre, curiosity-driven hobbies.
その猟奇的な殺人事件は全国を震撼させた。
The bizarre murder case shocked the whole country.
猟奇的な映像がネット上で拡散された。
Grotesque footage was spread online.
Loanword meaning 'grotesque', often used for visual or artistic deformity, while 猟奇的 emphasizes the abnormal, curiosity-driven nature of an act or event.
From 猟奇 (りょうき, 'seeking the bizarre') + adjectival suffix 的 (てき). The base 猟奇 is a coined word combining 猟 (hunting) and 奇 (strange, curious).