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1. (n.) monstrosity
a monster or something monstrous.
2. monstrosity
the state or character of being monstrous.
Etymology: (1545–55; < LL; see monstrous , -ity)
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| Definition of 'monstrosity' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus naturae
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
2. (noun) monstrosity
something hideous or frightful
"they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity"
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| Definition of 'monstrosity' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) monstrosity
the state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster
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| Definitions of 'monstrosity' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. monstrosity
1. n. A ridiculously
elephantine program or system, esp. one that is
buggy or only marginally functional. 2. adj. The quality of being
monstrous (see the section called “Overgeneralization” in the discussion of
jargonification). See also baroque.
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