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Monstrous

Monstrous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Monstrous? [adj] 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" [adj] 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" [adj] abnormally large Synonyms \| Synonyms for Monstrous: atrocious \| big \| evil \| flagitious \| grievous \| grotesque \| heinous \| large \| ugly \| unnatural \| wicked Related Terms \| Find terms related to Monstrous: a bit much \| abandoned \| abject \| abominable \| absurd \| abysmal \| amplitudinous \| appalling \| arrant \| astronomic \| astronomical \| Atlantean \| atrocious \| awesome \| awful \| awfully \| bad \| bandy \| bandy-legged \| barbaric \| barbarous \| baroque \| base \| beastly \| beggarly \| beneath contempt \| beyond belief \| big \| bizarre \| black \| blamable \| blameworthy \| blemished \| bloated \| boundless \| bowlegged \| Brobdingnagian \| brutal \| brutish \| bulky \| cacogenic \| cheesy \| club-footed \| cockamamie \| colossal \| contemptible \| cosmic \| cracking \| crazy \| criminal \| cruel \| crummy \| crying \| Cyclopean \| damnable \| dark \| debased \| defaced \| deformed \| degraded \| deplorable \| depraved \| desperate \| despicable \| detestable \| dire \| dirty \| disfigured \| disgraceful \| disgusting \| dreadful \| dwarfed \| egregious \| elephantine \| enormous \| epic \| evil \| exaggerated \| excessive \| execrable \| exorbitant \| extensive \| extravagant \| extreme \| extremely \| fabulous \| fancy \| fantastic \| fateful \| fetid \| fiendish \| filthy \| flagitious \| flagrant \| flatfooted \| foolish \| foul \| freak \| freakish \| frightful \| fulsome \| galactic \| Gargantuan \| gargoylish \| ghoulish \| giant \| giantlike \| gigantic \| glaring \| gluttonous \| grandiose \| grave \| grievous \| grisly \| gross \| grotesque \| gruesome \| hateful \| heinous \| hellish \| Herculean \| heroic \| hideous \| high \| high-flown \| Homeric \| horrendous \| horrible \| horrid \| horrific \| horrifying \| huge \| hyperbolic \| hypertrophied \| ill-made \| ill-proportioned \| ill-shaped \| immeasurable \| immense \| immoderate \| impressive \| improper \| incontinent \| incredible \| infamous \| infinite \| inhuman \| iniquitous \| inordinate \| insensitive \| intemperate \| jumbo \| king-size \| knavish \| knock-kneed \| lamentable \| large \| laughable \| little \| loathsome \| lousy \| low \| low-down \| ludicrous \| lumpen \| magnificent \| malformed \| mammoth \| mangy \| marred \| massive \| massy \| mean \| measly \| merciless \| mightily \| mighty \| misbegotten \| miserable \| misproportioned \| misshapen \| monster \| monumental \| mortal \| mountainous \| mutilated \| nasty \| naughty \| nauseating \| nauseous \| nefarious \| noisome \| nonsensical \| notorious \| obnoxious \| odious \| offensive \| ominous \| out of bounds \| out of shape \| out of sight \| outrageous \| outre \| outsize \| overbig \| overdeveloped \| overgreat \| overgrown \| overlarge \| overmuch \| overweening \| paltry \| peccant \| petty \| pigeon-toed \| pitiable \| pitiful \| poky \| poor \| poppycockish \| portentous \| preposterous \| prodigious \| profound \| pug-nosed \| rachitic \| rank \| rattling \| regrettable \| repellent \| reprehensible \| reprobate \| reptilian \| repulsive \| revolting \| rickety \| ridiculous \| rococo \| rotten \| ruthless \| sad \| savage \| scabby \| scandalous \| schlock \| scrubby \| scruffy \| scummy \| scurvy \| shabby \| shameful \| shameless \| shapeless \| shocking \| shoddy \| showy \| simous \| sinful \| sizable \| small \| snapping \| snub-nosed \| sordid \| spacious \| splendid \| squalid \| steep \| stiff \| stumpy \| stupendous \| superb \| swaybacked \| talipedic \| teratic \| teratogenic \| teratoid \| terrible \| titanic \| too bad \| too much \| towering \| tremendous \| truncated \| ugly \| unbridled \| unclean \| unconscionable \| undue \| unforgivable \| unmentionable \| unpardonable \| unreasonable \| unrestrained \| unshapely \| unspeakable \| unworthy \| vast \| vicious \| vile \| villainous \| voluminous \| weighty \| weird \| wicked \| wild \| woeful \| worst \| worthless \| wretched \| wrong See Also \| Monstrous In Webster's Dictionary \Mon"strous\, a. [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. Exceedingly; very; very much. ``A monstrous thick oil on the top.'' --Bacon. And will be monstrous witty on the poor. --Dryden.

Monstrous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Monstrous?

[adj] 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"
[adj] 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"
[adj] abnormally large

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Monstrous In Webster's Dictionary

\Mon"strous\, a. [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.
Exceedingly; very; very much. ``A monstrous thick oil on the
top.'' --Bacon.

      And will be monstrous witty on the poor. --Dryden.

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