[mon.ster] n [ME monstre, fr. MF, fr. L monstrum omen, monster, fr. monere to warn--more at mind] (14c) 1 a: an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure b: one who deviates from normal or acceptable behavior or character
2: a threatening force 3 a: an animal of strange or terrifying shape b: one unusually large for its kind
4: something monstrous; esp: a person of unnatural or extreme ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty
5: one that is highly successful
[2]monster adj (1837): enormous or impressive in size, extent, or numbers