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monstruous

UK/ˈmɒnstɹʊəs/

monstruous adjective: monstrous.

Adjective

monstruous (comparative more monstruous, superlative most monstruous)

  1. (archaic) Monstrous.
    • For he was sterne and terrible by nature, […] And rather like a Gyant monstruous […].1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of monstruous

comparativemore monstruous
superlativemost monstruous

Origin of monstruous

From Middle English monstruous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstruōsus.

Words formed from monstruous

Questions about monstruous

What does monstruous mean?
Monstruous means monstrous.
What part of speech is monstruous?
Monstruous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce monstruous?
Monstruous is pronounced /ˈmɒnstɹʊəs/ (UK).

Words near monstruous in the dictionary

  1. monstrously
  2. monstrousness
  3. monstrousnesses
  4. monstruosities
  5. monstruosity
  6. monstruous
  7. monstruousness
  8. mont
  9. Mont Albert
  10. Mont Albert North
  11. mont blanc

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