monstrous

[ mon-struhs ]
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adjective
  1. frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.

  2. shocking or revolting; outrageous: monstrous cruelty.

  1. extraordinarily great; huge; immense: a monstrous building.

  2. deviating grotesquely from the natural or normal form or type.

  3. having the nature or appearance of a fabulous monster.

adverb
  1. extremely; exceedingly; very.

Origin of monstrous

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word mōnstrōsus. See monster, -ous

synonym study For monstrous

3. See gigantic.

Other words for monstrous

Other words from monstrous

  • mon·strous·ly, adverb
  • mon·strous·ness, noun

Words Nearby monstrous

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British Dictionary definitions for monstrous

monstrous

/ (ˈmɒnstrəs) /


adjective
  1. abnormal, hideous, or unnatural in size, character, etc

  2. (of plants and animals) abnormal in structure

  1. outrageous, atrocious, or shocking: it is monstrous how badly he is treated

  2. huge: a monstrous fire

  3. of, relating to, or resembling a monster

Derived forms of monstrous

  • monstrously, adverb
  • monstrousness, noun

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