English Explanatory Dictionary

monstrous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Hideous or frightful.
  2. Enormously large.
  3. Freakish or grotesque.
  4. Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
  5. Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical.
  6. Disabled; crippled. (A severe slur used to describe persons with disabilities.)

Pronunciation

/ˈmɑnstɹəs/ /ˈmɒnstɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monstrous.wav

Word forms

monstrous more monstrous most monstrous

Etymology

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

Synonyms

monstrous

Related words

ghost gigantic

Derived words

humongous monstrocious monstrous agreement monstrously monstrous moonshine monstrousness monstrous regiment semimonstrous supermonstrous unmonstrous
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