[ US /ˈmɑnstɹəs/ ]
[ UK /mˈɒnstɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. shockingly brutal or cruel
    a grievous crime
    a grievous offense against morality
    no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
    murder is an atrocious crime
  2. abnormally large
  3. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
    twisted into monstrous shapes
    tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use monstrous In A Sentence

  • The pilot process is a monstrous waste of time and money, stunningly inefficient an you say "amortize" kids? Re-Arranging the Deck Chairs
  • It's a striking image of traumatic birth from a monstrous, disembodied womb. Times, Sunday Times
  • As a monstrous assassin closes in and forces them to run, Jessa will have to find another way to discover if Matthias is her greatest ally — or her deadliest enemy. 2009 September « Items of Interest
  • And that in itself becomes the great terrible mystery of the film - the monstrous enigma that propels the townspeople towards some inexplicable, and therefore, inextricable, oblivion.
  • Rome created the word that denotes this marvellous and monstrous phenomenon, of history, the enormous city, the deceitful source of life and death -- _urbs_ -- _the city_. Characters and events of Roman History
  • The killer committed monstrous acts.
  • It was laden with two bowls of steaming chilli, a monstrous plate of salad, and several side dishes of onion, cheese, sour cream, and cubed bread.
  • Materialization of both wish and phantasy is monstrous to Victor, because his egoic coherence depends on denying the death-drive that he sublimes as life — especially the life of science, invention, and creativity. Attached to Reading: Mary Shelley's Psychical Reality
  • With the one exception of its monstrous size, there were the characteristics in plain view; -- the convex body, the large head, the projecting clypeus. The Beetle
  • The harpy, whose name was derived from the Greek word arpazo, ‘to seize’, was a monstrous female demon of insatiable hunger, known as temptress, seductress and tormenter of victims.
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy