mon·strous
ˈmän(t)-strəs 
1
: having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic
stuffing a monstrous sandwich down his throat—
Mike Flaherty
Mike Flahertya monstrous skyscraper
2
a
: extraordinarily ugly or vicious : horrible
a monstrous crime
monstrous mayhem
b
: shockingly wrong or ridiculous
the legend assumed monstrous proportions—Louis Untermeyer
Louis Untermeyera monstrous miscalculation
3
: deviating greatly from the natural form or character : abnormal
a monstrous melon
4
: very great
—used as an intensive
a monstrous hammering on his door—G. D. Brown
G. D. Browna monstrous hangover
5
monstrously
adverb
monstrousness
noun
Examples of monstrous in a Sentence
Adjective
It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years.
a monstrous melon that was clearly not fit to eat
Adverb
a monstrous pretty gal, she was
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
That virus could work like rabies and trigger an uncontrollable rage in infected people, like in 28 Days Later, or mutate people and animals into monstrous creatures like in Resident Evil.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
However, after Daly previously morphed Coel's Shania into a monstrous alien creature as payback for her stepping in to defend Nannette from one of Daly's assaults, Brooker's new story reveals her grim fate amid the video game's contentious landscape.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
There was also just a monstrous amount of dialogue.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The year’s top-of-the-line model placed a massive 7.4-liter LS6 engine under the hood that was capable of producing a monstrous 450 hp and 500 ft lbs of torque.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
That virus could work like rabies and trigger an uncontrollable rage in infected people, like in 28 Days Later, or mutate people and animals into monstrous creatures like in Resident Evil.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
However, after Daly previously morphed Coel's Shania into a monstrous alien creature as payback for her stepping in to defend Nannette from one of Daly's assaults, Brooker's new story reveals her grim fate amid the video game's contentious landscape.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
There was also just a monstrous amount of dialogue.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Monstrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monstrous. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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