MONSTROUS
grotesque, monstrous
(adjective) distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; “tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”; “twisted into monstrous shapes”
atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous
(adjective) shockingly brutal or cruel; “murder is an atrocious crime”; “a grievous offense against morality”; “a grievous crime”; “no excess was too monstrous for them to commit”
monstrous
(adjective) abnormally large
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
monstrous (comparative more monstrous, superlative most monstrous)
Hideous or frightful.
Enormously large.
Freakish or grotesque.
Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
(obsolete) Marvellous; strange.
Synonyms
• See also gigantic
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"strous, a. Etym: [OE. monstruous, F. monstrueux, fr. L. monstruosus, fr. monstrum. See Monster.]
1. Marvelous; strange. [Obs.]
2. Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth. Locke. He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love ... is unnatural and monstrous in his affections. Jer. Taylor.
3. 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.
4. Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful. So bad a death argues a monstrous life. Shak.
5. Abounding in monsters. [R.] Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world. Milton.
Mon"strous, adv.
Definition: Exceedingly; very; very much. "A monstrous thick oil on the top." Bacon. And will be monstrous witty on the poor. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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