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monstrous

adjective
mon·​strous | \ ˈmän(t)-strÉ™s How to pronounce monstrous (audio) \

Definition of monstrous

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 obsolete : strange, unnatural
2 : having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic stuffing a monstrous sandwich down his throat— Mike Flaherty a monstrous skyscraper
3a : having the qualities or appearance of a monster came face to face with a monstrous creature— Lester David
b obsolete : teeming with monsters
4a : extraordinarily ugly or vicious : horrible a monstrous crime monstrous mayhem
b : shockingly wrong or ridiculous the legend assumed monstrous proportions— Louis Untermeyer a monstrous miscalculation
5 : deviating greatly from the natural form or character : abnormal a monstrous melon
6 : very great —used as an intensive a monstrous hammering on his door— G. D. Browna monstrous hangover

monstrous

adverb

Definition of monstrous (Entry 2 of 2)

chiefly dialectal
: very, extremely a monstrous long raft— Mark Twain
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monstrously adverb
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monstrous, prodigious, tremendous, stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size).

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