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monstrous

Syllabification: (mon·strous)

Pronunciation: /ˈmänstrəs/

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Definition of monstrous

adjective

having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster:monstrous, bug-eyed fish
(of a person or an action) inhumanly or outrageously evil or wrong:he wasn’t lovable, he was monstrous and violent it is a monstrous waste of money
extremely and dauntingly large:the monstrous tidal wave swamped the surrounding countryside

Derivatives

monstrously
monstrousness

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'strange or unnatural'): from Old French monstreux or Latin monstrosus, from monstrum (see monster). Current senses date from the 16th century

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monstrous

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monstrously

monstrousness

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