单词 | monstrous |
释义 | monstrous —monstrously, adv. —monstrousness, n. /mon"streuhs/, adj. 1. frightful or hideous, esp. 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. 5. having the nature or appearance of a fabulous monster. adv. 6. extremely; exceedingly; very. [1350-1400; ME < L monstrosus. See MONSTER, -OUS] Syn. 1, 2. horrible, atrocious. 3. See gigantic. |
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