Definitions for monstrous
ˈmɒn strəsmon·strous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. monstrousadjective

   abnormally large

2. atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrousadjective

   shockingly brutal or cruel

   "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

3. grotesque, monstrousadjective

   distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

   "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. monstrousadjective

   hideous or frightful

2. monstrousadjective

   enormously large

3. monstrousadjective

   freakish or grotesque

4. monstrousadjective

   of, or relating to a mythical monster

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Monstrousadjective

   Etymology: monstrueux, Fr. monstrosus, Latin.

   1. Deviating from the stated order of nature.

   Every thing that exists has its particular constitution; and yet some monstrous productions have few of those qualities which accompany the essence of that species from whence they derive their originals. John Locke.

   2. Strange; wonderful. Generally with some degree of dislike.

   Is it not monstrous that this player here
   But in a fiction, in a dream of passion,
   Could force his soul so to his conceit,
   That, from her working, all his visage wan’d. William Shakespeare.

   O monstrous! but one halfpenny worth of bread to this intolerable deal of sack. William Shakespeare.

   3. Irregular; enormous.

   No monstrous height, or breadth, or length appear,
   The whole at once is bold and regular. Alexander Pope.

   4. Shocking; hateful.

   This was an invention given out by the Spaniards, to save the monstrous scorn their nation received. Francis Bacon.

2. Monstrousadverb

   Exceedingly; very much. A cant term.

   Oil of vitriol and petroleum, a dram of each, turn into a mouldy substance, there residing a fair cloud in the bottom, and a monstrous thick oil on the top. Francis Bacon.

   She was easily put off the hooks, and monstrous hard to be pleased again. Roger L'Estrange.

   Add, that the rich have still a gibe in store,
   And will be monstrous witty on the poor. John Dryden, Juv.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. monstrous

   Monstrous is a 2022 American supernatural thriller film directed by Chris Sivertson, written by Carol Chrest, and starring Christina Ricci. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on March 12, 2022. It was released in the United States on May 13, 2022, by Screen Media.

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1. monstrous

   Monstrous refers to anything that is shockingly hideous, frightful, huge, unnatural, or particularly horrific or evil. It is most commonly used to describe physical size or behavior that exceeds the norm in a negative way. It could also potentially refer to mythical or fictional creatures that are terrifying or grotesque.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Monstrousadjective

   marvelous; strange

2. Monstrousadjective

   having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth

3. Monstrousadjective

   extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story

4. Monstrousadjective

   extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful

5. Monstrousadjective

   abounding in monsters

6. Monstrousadverb

   exceedingly; very; very much

7. Etymology: [OE. monstruous, F. monstrueux, fr. L. monstruosus, fr. monstrum. See Monster.]

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1. Monstrous

   Monstrous is a 2009 Founder Institute graduate that recently released its first game, Entranced for the iPhone.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of monstrous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of monstrous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of monstrous in a Sentence

1. Hannah Arendt:

   When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we did very little to dispel this monstrous falsehood. Wealth and economic well-being, we have asserted, are the fruits of freedom, while we should have been the first to know that this kind of happiness has been an unmixed blessing only in this country, and it is a minor blessing compared with the truly political freedoms, such as freedom of speech and thought, of assembly and association, even under the best conditions.

2. The Alliance of Doctors:

   Its monstrous. Putin is crazy. its just making a mockery of everything.

3. Richard Bernstein:

   People have been too quick to call the bottom in rates. The deflation forces around the world are monstrous.

4. Andrea Dworkin:

   The will to domination is a ravenous beast. There are never enough warm bodies to satiate its monstrous hunger. Once alive, this beast grows and grows, feeding on all the life around it, scouring the earth to find new sources of nourishment. This beast lives in each man who battens on female servitude.

5. Wilfred Owen:

   What passing bells for these who die as cattleOnly the monstrous anger of the guns.Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleCan patter out their hasty orisons.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=monstrous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Monstrous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=monstrous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstrous
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monstrous
7. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/monstrous