Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - monstrous
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1. If you describe a situation or event as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely shocking or unfair. She endured the monstrous behaviour for years... = atrocious ADJ: usu ADJ n • monstrously Your husband’s family has behaved monstrously. ADV: ADV after v 2. If you describe an unpleasant thing as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely large in size or extent. ...a monstrous copper edifice... ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis • monstrously It would be monstrously unfair... = hugely ADV: ADV adj/-ed 3. If you describe something as monstrous, you mean that it is extremely frightening because it appears unnatural or ugly. ...the film’s monstrous fantasy figure. = hideous ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. obsolete strange, unnatural 2. having extraordinary often overwhelming size ; gigantic 3. a. having the qualities or appearance of a monster b. obsolete teeming with monsters 4. a. extraordinarily ugly or vicious ; horrible b. shockingly wrong or ridiculous 5. deviating greatly from the natural form or character ; abnormal 6. very great — used as an intensive • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, prodigious, tremendous, stupendous mean extremely impressive. ~ implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness the ~ waste of the project. prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size) made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside. tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe the tremendous roar of the cataract. stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description a stupendous volcanic eruption. II. adverb Date: 1590 chiefly dialect very, extremely a ~ long raft — Mark Twain ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 like a monster; abnormally formed. 2 huge. 3 a outrageously wrong or absurd. b atrocious. Derivatives monstrously adv. monstrousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF monstreux or L monstrosus (as MONSTER) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. уродливый, безобразный 2. чудовищный; ужасный; зверский, жестокий monstrous crime —- чудовищное преступление 3. громадный, исполинский 4. эмоц-усил. безобразный, недопустимый; невероятный it is perfectly monstrous that such a thing should be allowed —- (просто) ужасно (возмутительно, безобразие), что такие вещи разрешают ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) чудовищный 2) уродливый; безобразный 3) громадный, исполинский 4) зверский; жестокий, ужасный 5) coll. нелепый, абсурдный Syn: see outrageous ...Англо-русский словарь
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