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单词 monstrousness
释义

monster /monˈstər/

noun
  1. An extraordinary, grotesque or gigantic animal, as told of in fables and folklore
  2. An abnormally formed animal or plant
  3. Anything gigantic or abnormally large
  4. Anything of abhorrent appearance or behaviour
  5. Anything deviating from the usual course of nature
  6. A prodigy (obsolete)
adjective

Gigantic, abnormally large

transitive verb (slang)

To subject to bullying or harsh criticism

ORIGIN: Fr monstre, from L mōnstrum an evil omen, a monster, from monēre, monitum to warn

monstrosity /-strosˈi-ti/ (obsolete monstruosˈity) noun

  1. The state or fact of being monstrous
  2. Marked abnormality
  3. An ugly or abnormally formed animal, plant, part or object
  4. Anything outrageously constructed

monˈstrous (obsolete monˈstruous) adjective

  1. Horrible, hideous
  2. Outrageous
  3. Preposterous
  4. Enormous, abnormally large
  5. Deviating from the usual course of nature, unnatural
  6. Miraculous (obsolete)
adverb (archaic and US)

Exceedingly

monˈstrously adverb

monˈstrousness noun

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