monstrous
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monstrous
- /ˈmɒnstɹəs/ UK
- /ˈmɑnstɹəs/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈmɒnstɹəs/ Boston, Canada, Maine
- /ˈmɔnstɹəs/ Australia
- [ˈmɔ̟nstɹəs] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English monstrous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstrōsus. Compare monstruous. By surface analysis, monster + -ous.
adjective more monstrous · most monstrous
- Hideous or frightful. So bad a death argues a monstrous life.
- Enormously large. a monstrous height
- Freakish or grotesque. The irregular and monstrous births
- Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters. Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide / Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world.
- Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical. The whole story was monstrous, and only worthy of the superstitious days in which it was written.
- Disabled; crippled. (A severe slur used to describe persons with disabilities.)
Similar: monstrous
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: grotesque, atrocious, heinous, evil, grievous, wicked, flagitious, ugly, big, large, unnatural, gruesome, horrific, horrible, appalling, dreadful
adjective
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adj hideous or frightful
| Español | monstruoso |
|---|---|
| Português | monstruoso |
| Français | monstrueux |
| Deutsch | ungeheuerlich, monströs |
| Italiano | mostruoso |
| Ελληνικά | τερατώδης teratódis |
| Română | monstruos, hidos, oribil |
| Русский | чудо́вищный čudóviščnyj, отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj |
adj enormously large
| Español | monstruoso |
|---|---|
| Português | monstruoso, gigantesco, gigante, enorme |
| Français | monstrueux |
| Deutsch | monströs |
| Italiano | enorme, gigantesco |
| Ελληνικά | τεράστιος terástios |
| Română | monstruos, enorm, colosal |
| Русский | чудо́вищный čudóviščnyj |
adj freakish or grotesque
| Español | monstruoso |
|---|---|
| Português | monstruoso |
| Deutsch | grotesk |
| Ελληνικά | τερατώδης teratódis, τερατόμορφος teratómorfos |
| Română | cumplit, atroce, groaznic |
adj of, or relating to a mythical monster
| Español | monstruoso |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | monströs, monsterhaft, monsterartig |
| Ελληνικά | θηριώδης thiriódis |
| Română | monstruos |
| Русский | чудо́вищный čudóviščnyj |
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