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monstrous

/ˈmɑnstɹəs/adjective2 syllables

Monstrous means: shockingly brutal or cruel.

Synonyms for monstrous8

adjective, as in shockingly brutal or cruel

atrocious, flagitious, grievous, evil

adjective, as in abnormally large

large, big

adjective, as in distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

grotesque, ugly

What does monstrous mean?3

adjective

1

shockingly brutal or cruel“murder is an atrocious crime”

2

abnormally large

3

distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous“tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Monstrous in a sentence

  • The evil spirit lived in a terrifying world full of bizarre and monstrous creatures.Amastan
  • We're all going to be eaten by a monstrous talking shrubbery.DarkHollow
  • The tip led the police to a monstrous crime.OsoHombre
  • Stefan revealed himself to be a monstrous creature.Amastan
  • In all the rest of Europe, there will be monstrous festivals this year.unknown
  • Lukas shot Rima as she transformed into something more monstrous.Amastan
  • A monstrous sea creature grabbed Paul and pulled him down into the water.Amastan
  • The building is a monstrous structure.unknown

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