Definitions for monstrous

Overview of adj monstrous

The adj monstrous has 3 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (5) monstrous

(abnormally large)

2. (3) atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous

(shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit")

3. (1) grotesque, monstrous

(distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes")