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Not human in nature or character
“Speaking with a human voice and looking like an animal covered with hair, this monstrous being was the embodiment and personification of all of my misspent energies.”
Having the ugly appearance of a monster
“And then she appeared to him in size a hideous and monstrous witch, a thousand times more repulsive of aspect than the most frightful things seen upon earth.”
Hideously or monstrously deformed in shape
“It was not unusual for Medieval cultural artifacts to represent monstrous deformity as genuine physical disability with social ostracism indicative of its outcome.”
Abnormal or freakish in nature or appearance
“I will proceed to investigate just what kind of monstrous being Gregor has been transformed into.”
Frightening or terrifying, especially in appearance
“Yet alternative maps delineated a dark place, a hell of nightmares and bleakness, a strange country of frightening and monstrous creatures in a hostile environment.”
Extraordinarily and dauntingly large in size, degree or extent
“The Palace of the Giants was a monstrous structure that took up most of the central area of the ancient agora.”
Inhumanly or outrageously evil or immorally wrong
“How long can we go on empowering evil leaders while remaining silent in the face of monstrous crimes against humanity?”
Very cruel in nature or in one's treatment of others
“Tell and his compatriots seek to restore the liberty of the people, and end the enslavement by a monstrous tyrant, all the while not shedding unnecessary blood and offering to temper vengeance with mercy.”
Involving or showing gore, violence and bloodshed
“What was the North's excuse for their monstrous war of plunder and mass murder against their fellow Americans?”
Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying
“He would start vomiting because of the monstrous images of death that he was constantly conjuring up.”
Abhorrent, deserving of condemnation
“The monstrous acts of betrayal by men have unleashed the relentless forces of vengeance integral to both blood-kin and feudal cultures.”
Very unpleasant to the senses, or to experience
“Food was rotting in takeaway boxes discarded on the floor. A monstrous smell pervaded the whole room.”
Contrary to reason, truth or logic
“It may sound like a monstrous suggestion to you, and I'm not even sure that it would work, except as a temporary measure.”
Conducive to hopelessness
“He expressed grave apprehensions for the future unless positive steps were taken to remedy the monstrous and depressing conditions imposed upon the masses.”
Very harsh or severe in conditions
“She demonstrates an amazing gaze of strength and will to live with dignity no matter the monstrous living conditions.”
Excessive or extreme in amount, level or degree
To a blatantly great or extreme degree, typically in the negative sense
Conspicuously or obviously bad, wrong or offensive
Inclined to behave in a reckless or outrageous manner
Having too many to count
Remarkable or amazing, typically in a good way
Causing or liable to cause death or tragedy
Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld
To a very large or great degree
“There, he saw a monstrous beautiful young lady that kneeled with her voluminous rich gown all about her.”
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