— 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 monstrosus. See MONSTER, -OUS ]
Syn. 1, 2. horrible, atrocious. 3. See gigantic .