Monstrous (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Abnormally large.
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Examples
- The snake's monstrous body sprawled across the dirt road, blocking our path.
- The monstrous storm surge crashed against the shore, destroying everything in its wake.
- The monstrous roots of the ancient tree had grown so large they were almost as big as the trunk.
- The city's monstrous skyscrapers towered over the smaller buildings, casting long shadows across the streets.
- The monstrous size of the cargo ship made it almost impossible to maneuver through the narrow canal.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Meaning 3
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".
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All adjective clusters.