monstrous

  • 11monstrous — [[t]mɒ̱nstrəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a situation or event as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely shocking or unfair. She endured the monstrous behaviour for years... I just hope the people who committed this monstrous… …

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  • 12monstrous — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. obsolete strange, unnatural 2. having extraordinary often overwhelming size ; gigantic 3. a. having the qualities or appearance of a monster b. obsolete teeming with monsters …

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  • 13monstrous — mon|strous [ˈmɔnstrəs US ˈma:n ] adj 1.) very wrong, immoral, or unfair ▪ It s monstrous to charge that much for a hotel room. ▪ Such monstrous injustice is hard to understand. 2.) unusually large ▪ a monstrous nose 3.) unnatural or ugly and… …

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  • 14monstrous — mon|strous [ manstrəs ] adjective 1. ) cruel, unfair, or morally wrong: I find what you say monstrous. a monstrous waste of money 2. ) very large and often ugly or frightening: a monstrous office building ╾ mon|strous|ly [ manstrəsli ] adverb …

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  • 15monstrous — adjective 1 very wrong, immoral, or unfair: It s monstrous to charge that much for a hotel room. | a monstrous injustice 2 unusually large and ugly: a monstrous castle monstrously adverb …

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  • 16monstrous — adjective 1) a monstrous creature Syn: grotesque, hideous, ugly, ghastly, gruesome, horrible, horrific, horrifying, grisly, disgusting, repulsive, repellent, dreadful, frightening, terrifying, malformed, misshapen …

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  • 17monstrous — UK [ˈmɒnstrəs] / US [ˈmɑnstrəs] adjective 1) cruel, unfair, or morally wrong I find what you say monstrous. a monstrous attack 2) very large and often ugly or frightening a monstrous building Derived word: monstrously UK [ˈmɒnstrəslɪ] / US… …

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  • 18monstrous — monstrously, adv. monstrousness, n. /mon streuhs/, adj. 1. frightful or hideous, esp. in appearance; extremely ugly. 2. shocking or revolting; outrageous: monstrous cruelty. 3. extraordinarily great; huge; immense: a monstrous building. 4.… …

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  • 19monstrous — adjective 1) a monstrous creature Syn: grotesque, hideous, ugly, ghastly, gruesome, horrible, horrific, horrifying, grisly, disgusting, repulsive, dreadful, frightening, terrible, terrifying 2) …

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  • 20monstrous — mon•strous [[t]ˈmɒn strəs[/t]] adj. 1) frightful, esp. in appearance; extremely ugly 2) shocking or revolting; outrageous: monstrous cruelty[/ex] 3) extraordinarily great; immense: a monstrous building[/ex] 4) having the nature or appearance of a …

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