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# monstrous

adjective (monstrous; more monstrous, most monstrous)

«monstrous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very large and frightening, like a monster: «a monstrous wave». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#m1)
2. Very wrong, cruel or shocking: «a monstrous lie». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#m2)
3. Ugly and strange in shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories monstrous creatures and waves bring danger. In ethics and history lessons, a monstrous crime is extremely wicked. In Alice in Wonderland Alice grows to a monstrous size.

### Examples

- A monstrous wave crashed over the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#x1)
- It was a monstrous lie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#x2)
- Alice grew to a monstrous size in the little house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#x3)
- The giant had monstrous hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#x4)
- The ogre built a monstrous wall round his castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#x5)
- The cruelty of the slave trade was monstrous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#x6)
- Wild and shy and monstrous creatures ranged in her plains and forests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/#x7)

### Note

From «monster» + «-ous»; spelling drops the e: monstrous, not «monsterous». Adverb: monstrously.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «monstrous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/monstrous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«monstrous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/monstrous.html) on Mova free.