monstrous
adjective
frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
monstrousness
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a word derived from
monstrous.
Example Sentences
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But the suggestion there still seems to me to be like, well, there’s an overexaggeration about this guy’s monstrousness.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2025
It is difficult to challenge the character’s monstrousness when we know so little about Chris, the man.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
“I wanted to kind of acknowledge the monstrousness of that whole endeavor,” Russell says of the porcelain figurines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
According to "The Spinsters of Horror," Veruca's "depiction of femininity and monstrousness is strong. Veruca is a confident, sexy, intelligent woman and she is immediately seen as a threat to the women of the Scoobies."
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2022
I understood the monstrousness of his plan, but nothing could lessen my joy at the prospect of obeying.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
