- (a.) Abounding in monsters.
- (a.) Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story.
- (a.) Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth.
- (a.) Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.
- (adv.) Exceedingly; very; very much.
- (a.) Marvelous; strange.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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