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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•strous /ˈmɑnstrəs/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to a monster:Beowulf fought the monstrous creature and managed to pull off its arm.
large;
huge;
gigantic:The huge ship cast a monstrous shadow.horribly wicked or cruel:monstrous acts of murder.See -mon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•strous (mon′strəs),USA pronunciation adj. - frightful or hideous, esp. 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.
adv. - extremely;
exceedingly;
very.
- Latin mōnstrōsus. See monster, -ous
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged horrible, atrocious.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See gigantic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: monstrous /ˈmɒnstrəs/ adj - 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
- of, relating to, or resembling a monster
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