monstrousest
monstrousest is the superlative form of monstrous.
Meaning of monstrous
Adjective
monstrous (comparative more monstrous, superlative most monstrous)
- Hideous or frightful.
- So bad a death argues a monstrous life.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- Enormously large.
- a monstrous height
- Freakish or grotesque.
- The irregular and monstrous births1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 3, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC
- Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
- Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide / Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world.1637 (date written; published 1638), John Milton, “Lycidas”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC
- Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical.
- The whole story was monstrous, and only worthy of the superstitious days in which it was written.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
- Disabled; crippled. (A severe slur used to describe persons with disabilities.)
Questions about monstrousest
- What is monstrousest the superlative form of?
- Monstrousest is the superlative form of monstrous.
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