MONSTROUS


Meaning of MONSTROUS in English

adj marvelous; strange.

2. monstrous ·adj abounding in monsters.

3. monstrous ·adv exceedingly; very; very much.

4. monstrous ·adj extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.

5. monstrous ·adj having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth.

6. monstrous ·adj extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, ·etc.;

— said of size, appearance, color, sound, ·etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story.

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