monstrous
frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
shocking or revolting; outrageous: monstrous cruelty.
extraordinarily great; huge; immense: a monstrous building.
deviating grotesquely from the natural or normal form or type.
having the nature or appearance of a fabulous monster.
extremely; exceedingly; very.
Origin of monstrous
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Other words for monstrous
Other words from monstrous
- mon·strous·ly, adverb
- mon·strous·ness, noun
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How to use monstrous in a sentence
Keeping track of your kid’s toys, diapers, extra clothes, snacks, and pacifiers can be a monstrous task, especially if you start running out of room.
As a result, more and more fires were crossing a poorly understood threshold from typical wildfires—part of a normal burn cycle for a landscape like California’s—to monstrous, highly destructive blazes.
What the complex math of fire modeling tells us about the future of California’s forests | Amy Nordrum | January 18, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewYour history promotes your mom’s behavior from obnoxious to monstrous.
Carolyn Hax: Bride’s mom has a ‘toxic’ attitude about her daughter’s weight | Carolyn Hax | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostMorey’s teams have favored small ball in recent years, and Brand’s 76ers’ have built a monstrous front line around all-star center Joel Embiid.
Daryl Morey in advanced talks to lead 76ers’ front office | Ben Golliver | October 28, 2020 | Washington PostIn these novels, empire is Other and monstrous and deserves to be treated as such.
Gothic novels are obsessed with borders. Mexican Gothic takes full advantage. | Constance Grady | October 16, 2020 | Vox
And over coffee, Grimm seemed monstrously unprepared for a campaign, let alone Congress.
The back story here is that reporting on the details of competing budget proposals is monstrously boring.
Little boys when decking themselves out with tall hat and monstrously big clothes seem to be trying to put on an alarming aspect.
Children's Ways | James SullyHe tried to console her, to amuse her, but what distraction could be found to appeal to that monstrously apathetic nature?
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetI vow, Polly, I shall take it monstrously ill if you refuse me.
The Beggar's Opera | John GayHe doubted neither his sight nor his reason, but something was monstrously out of joint.
The Devil in Iron | Robert E. HowardIt must seem monstrously cruel of me, but I was now quite light-hearted again.
The Little White Bird | J. M. Barrie
British Dictionary definitions for monstrous
/ (ˈmɒnstrəs) /
abnormal, hideous, or unnatural in size, character, etc
(of plants and animals) abnormal in structure
outrageous, atrocious, or shocking: it is monstrous how badly he is treated
huge: a monstrous fire
of, relating to, or resembling a monster
Derived forms of monstrous
- monstrously, adverb
- monstrousness, noun
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