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monstrous

[ mon-struhs ]

adjective

  1. frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.

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  2. shocking or revolting; outrageous:

    monstrous cruelty.

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  3. extraordinarily great; huge; immense:

    a monstrous building.

  4. deviating grotesquely from the natural or normal form or type.
  5. having the nature or appearance of a fabulous monster.


adverb

  1. extremely; exceedingly; very.

monstrous

/ ˈɒԲٰə /

adjective

  1. abnormal, hideous, or unnatural in size, character, etc
  2. (of plants and animals) abnormal in structure
  3. outrageous, atrocious, or shocking

    it is monstrous how badly he is treated

  4. huge

    a monstrous fire

  5. of, relating to, or resembling a monster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԲٰdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈDzԲٰdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzsٰdzܲ· adverb
  • Dzsٰdzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of monstrous1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word ōԲٰōܲ. See monster, -ous
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The charity event in mid-January was the first time many neighbors had seen each other since fleeing the monstrous blaze.

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The problem is that, while Epstein was indeed a monstrous sex predator, there is no "client list."

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They were so dangerous and so competitive for long spells, but a failure to turn pressure into points, coupled with a ropey third quarter against France's monstrous forward replacements, cost them dear.

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And with the Holocaust specifically, we have spent decades saying the Nazis were monsters, as opposed to the Nazis were humans who did monstrous things.”

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He described the murder as "the most monstrous evil act imaginable".

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