adjective · rare

monstrous

mon·strous

monstrous · more monstrous · most monstrous

чудовищный, отвратительный

monströs, ungeheuerlich, grotesk, monsterhaft

Hideous or frightfulHideous or frightful.

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UK/ˈmɒnstɹəs/US/ˈmɑnstɹəs/

» The building is a monstrous structure.

Meaning

6 senses

Hideous or frightful.
ungeheuerlich, monströs
чудо́вищныйčudóviščnyj, отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj
Enormously large.
a monstrous height
monströs
чудо́вищныйčudóviščnyj
abnormally large
Freakish or grotesque.
grotesk
Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
monströs, monsterhaft, monsterartig
чудо́вищныйčudóviščnyj
(derogatory, offensive)Disabled; crippled. (A severe slur used to describe persons with disabilities.)
(obsolete)Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical.

Examples

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The building is a monstrous structure.
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They could take on monstrous forms.
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The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
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Stefan revealed himself to be a monstrous creature.
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The tip led the police to a monstrous crime.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

hideous or frightful:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

hideous or frightful:

freakish or grotesque:

of, or relating to a mythical monster:

Origin

From Middle English monstrous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstrōs

From Middle English monstrous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstrōsus. Compare monstruous. By surface analysis, monster + -ous.

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