monstrous
adjective/ˈmɒnstrəs/
/ˈmɑːnstrəs/
- considered to be shocking and unacceptable because it is morally wrong or unfair synonym outrageous
- a monstrous lie/injustice
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- very large synonym gigantic
- a monstrous wave
- very large, ugly and frightening synonym horrifying
- a monstrous figure/creature
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘strange or unnatural’): from Old French monstreux or Latin monstrosus, from monstrum ‘portent or monster’, from monere ‘warn’. Current senses date from the 16th cent.
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