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   monstrous

   /ˈmɒnstrəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster: "monstrous, bug-eyed fish" Similar grotesquehideousuglyghastlygruesomehorriblehorridhorrifichorrendoushorrifyinggrislydisgustingrepulsiverepellentrevoltingnightmarishdreadfulfrighteningterrifyingfearsomefreakishmalformedmisshapenunnaturalabnormalmutantmiscreatedrare:teratoidOpposite lovelybeautifulnormal
   • 2. inhumanly or outrageously evil or wrong: "he wasn't lovable, he was monstrous and violent" Similar appallingabhorrentheinousevilwickedabominableterriblehorribledreadfulhideousfoulvileoutrageousshockingdisgracefulscandalousatrociousvillainousnastyghastlyodiousloathsomeshamefulinfamousnefariousiniquitousunspeakableintolerablecontemptibledespicableviciouscruelsavagebrutishbestialbarbaricbarbarousbaseinhumandepravedfiendishdevilishdiabolicalsatanicruthlessmercilessinformal:beastlyrare:egregiousflagitiousOpposite admirablegoodkind
   • 3. extraordinarily and dauntingly large: "the monstrous tidal wave swamped the surrounding countryside" Similar hugeenormousmassivegreatgiganticgiantcolossalmammothvastimmensetremendousmightystupendousmonumentalepicprodigiousmountainoustitanictoweringelephantineking-sizedking-sizegargantuanHerculeanBrobdingnagiansubstantialinformal:megamonsterwhoppingwhopping greatthumpingthumping greathumongousjumbohulkingwhackingwhacking greatginormousOpposite tinyminute

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘strange or unnatural’): from Old French monstreux or Latin monstrosus, from monstrum (see monster). Current senses date from the 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. monstrously adverb
   • 2. monstrousness noun

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   MONSTROUS definition: 1. very cruel: 2. like a monster: 3. very cruel: . Learn more.

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   The meaning of MONSTROUS is having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic. How to use monstrous in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Monstrous.

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   monstrous: 1 adj distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous “twisted into monstrous shapes” Synonyms: grotesque ugly displeasing to the senses adj abnormally large Synonyms: big , large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent adj shockingly brutal or cruel “no excess was too monstrous for them to ...

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   5 meanings: 1. abnormal, hideous, or unnatural in size, character, etc 2. (of plants and animals) abnormal in structure 3..... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of monstrous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Monstrous definition: frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.. See examples of MONSTROUS used in a sentence.

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   2. monstrous - shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

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   Monstrous definition: Exceptionally large; enormous. Origin of Monstrous Middle English from Old French monstruos from Latin mōnstruōsus from mōnstrum portent, monster monster. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition From Middle French monstreux, from Latin mōnstrōsus.Compare monstruous.. From Wiktionary

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    MONSTROUS definition: 1. very bad or cruel: 2. like a monster: . Learn more.

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    monstrous meaning, definition, what is monstrous: very wrong, immoral, or unfair: Learn more.