monstrous
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strəs adjective
1.
frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
2.
shocking or revolting; outrageous: monstrous cruelty.
3.
extraordinarily great; huge; immense: a monstrous building.
4.
deviating grotesquely from the natural or normal form or type.
adverb
6.
extremely; exceedingly; very.
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monstrous (ˈmɒnstrəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| 'monstrously | |
| —adv | |
| 'monstrousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
monstrous
mid-15c., "unnatural, deviating from the natural order, hideous," from L. monstruosus "strange, unnatural," from monstrum (see monster). Meaning "enormous" is from c.1500; that of "outrageously wrong" is from 1570s.
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Example sentences
They are re-embodiments of secret fears and desires, of monstrous hungers and frightful lusts.
Defining what is monstrous is really about defining what is normal.
Or the games will be bundled with other indie games at a monstrous savings.
It's a monstrous book, about a monstrous house, written in a mind-bogglingly complex form.
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