Word of the Day:
monstrosity
What It Means
An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
A monstrous person, thing, or act.
The state of being monstrous.
Monstrosity in Context
“St Enoch Centre (1989) - a glass-domed monstrosity of a shopping centre - stands on the site of the station today.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English monstruosite, from Middle French monstruosité and its etymon Late Latin mōnstruōsitās, mōnstrōsitās (“monstrousness”), from Latin mōnstruōsus, mōnstrōsus; by surface analysis, monstrous + -ity.
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