Meaning & use

monstrous

adjective·Advanced

Extremely large, ugly, or frightening in appearance, or shockingly wrong and cruel in nature.

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A monstrous wave crashed over the ship's deck during the storm.

The court called the crime monstrous and handed down the maximum sentence.

A note on using this word

Monstrous can describe either physical size and ugliness or moral outrage, so context determines which meaning applies.

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