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monstrous
[mon-struhs]
adjective
frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
Synonyms: ,shocking or revolting; outrageous.
monstrous cruelty.
Synonyms: ,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.
adverb
extremely; exceedingly; very.
monstrous
/ ˈɒԲٰə /
adjective
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
Other Word Forms
- monstrously adverb
- monstrousness noun
- ˈDzԲٰdzܲԱ noun
- ˈDzԲٰdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of monstrous1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A hypothetical magnitude 9.3 earthquake from Alaska — similar in scale to the monstrous 1964 tsunami-generating temblor — would offer six hours of warning; large temblors from Chile could provide 13 hours of warning.
“Live and social shopping has the potential to be an absolutely monstrous market,” not Chief Executive Grant LaFontaine said.
Holding a monstrous lead of 300 in the four-day Test and with Saturday's forecast looking mixed, England asked Zimbabwe to bat again, bowling for the second time to get 10 overs in before the close.
"It's extremism. It is dangerous. It is repellent. It is monstrous. And I condemn it in the strongest possible terms."
"It is extremism, it is dangerous, it is repellent, it is monstrous, and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms."
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