monstrous: Meaning and Definition of
mon•strous
Pronunciation: (mon'strus), [key]
— adj.
- frightful or hideous, esp. in appearance; extremely ugly.
- shocking or revolting; outrageous: monstrous cruelty.
- extraordinarily great; huge; immense: a monstrous building.
- deviating grotesquely from the natural or normal form or type.
- having the nature or appearance of a fabulous monster.
—adv.
- extremely; exceedingly; very.
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