Definitions
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
Word origin
From Middle English monstrous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstrōsus. Compare monstruous. By surface analysis, monster + -ous.
Used in a sentence
“So bad a death argues a monstrous life.”
“a monstrous height”
“The chiding billovv ſeemes to pelt the cloudes, / The vvinde ſhak'd ſurge, vvith high and monſtrous mayne, / Seemes to caſt vvater, on the burning Beare, […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Huge and frightening”9 letters
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