mon·strous
ˈmän(t)-strəs 
1
: having extraordinary often overwhelming size : gigantic
stuffing a monstrous sandwich down his throat—
Mike Flaherty
Mike Flahertya monstrous skyscraper
2
a
: extraordinarily ugly or vicious : horrible
a monstrous crime
monstrous mayhem
b
: shockingly wrong or ridiculous
the legend assumed monstrous proportions—Louis Untermeyer
Louis Untermeyera monstrous miscalculation
3
: deviating greatly from the natural form or character : abnormal
a monstrous melon
4
: very great
—used as an intensive
a monstrous hammering on his door—G. D. Brown
G. D. Browna monstrous hangover
5
monstrously
adverb
monstrousness
noun
Examples of monstrous in a Sentence
Adjective
It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years.
a monstrous melon that was clearly not fit to eat
Adverb
a monstrous pretty gal, she was
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The crypto stocks, the two times stocks, quantum, battery stocks like Quantumscape , which has monstrous losses since 2018, rocket stocks, nuclear stocks, crazy biotechs, and anything that sounded even a bit like the next Tesla or could attract a Cathie Wood-type or Ark Investing-type.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Scrivani likes to envision a future around the year 2130 where hikers on beloved routes like the AT, Benton MacKaye, and the Long Trail pass through groves of monstrous American chestnut trees and the smell of roasting nuts mixes with campfire smoke in the autumn air.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the final three episodes will pull together a cogent statement or two, something beyond the trope of ostensibly idyllic small towns hiding monstrous truths behind their white picket fences.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The first episode, which Andy directed, features three special effects-heavy sequences of monstrous incarnations attacking children.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
The crypto stocks, the two times stocks, quantum, battery stocks like Quantumscape , which has monstrous losses since 2018, rocket stocks, nuclear stocks, crazy biotechs, and anything that sounded even a bit like the next Tesla or could attract a Cathie Wood-type or Ark Investing-type.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Scrivani likes to envision a future around the year 2130 where hikers on beloved routes like the AT, Benton MacKaye, and the Long Trail pass through groves of monstrous American chestnut trees and the smell of roasting nuts mixes with campfire smoke in the autumn air.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the final three episodes will pull together a cogent statement or two, something beyond the trope of ostensibly idyllic small towns hiding monstrous truths behind their white picket fences.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monstrous
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“Monstrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monstrous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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