mon·strous
ˈmän(t)-strəs
1
: having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic
stuffing a monstrous sandwich down his throat—Mike Flaherty
a monstrous skyscraper
2
a
: extraordinarily ugly or vicious : horrible
a monstrous crime
monstrous mayhem
b
: shockingly wrong or ridiculous
the legend assumed monstrous proportions—Louis Untermeyer
a monstrous miscalculation
3
: deviating greatly from the natural form or character : abnormal
a monstrous melon
4
: very great
—used as an intensive
a monstrous hammering on his door—G. D. Brown
a monstrous hangover
5
monstrously
adverb
monstrousness
noun
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