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| 1. | [ adjective ] abnormally large | |
| Related terms: | large | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] shockingly brutal or cruel | |
| Synonyms: | flagitious grievous heinous atrocious | |
| Examples: | "murder is an atrocious crime" "a grievous offense against morality" "a grievous crime" "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" |
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| Related terms: | evil | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous | |
| Synonyms: | grotesque unnatural | |
| Examples: | "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas" "twisted into monstrous shapes" |
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| Related terms: | ugly | |
| Similar spelling: |
monstrously monestrous monoestrous monstrosity monster moonstone moon_shot monastery moonstruck monstrance |
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