Monstrous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɑnstɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Monstrous is an adjective meaning Hideous or frightful.
Meaning
Hideous or frightful.
More Meanings
- Enormously large.
- Freakish or grotesque.
- Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
- (obsolete) Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical.
- (offensive, derogatory) Disabled; crippled. (A severe slur used to describe persons with disabilities.)
Example Sentences
a monstrous height
The irregular and monstrous births
So bad a death argues a monstrous life.
Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide / Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world.
Synonyms for monstrous
Depending on context, synonyms include grievous, atrocious, grotesque, evil, wicked, flagitious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grotesque, atrocious, heinous, evil, grievous, wicked.
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