Definition of MONSTROUS

monstrous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • abnormally large
  • shockingly brutal or cruel
    • "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
  • distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
    • "twisted into monstrous shapes"

Adj

  • Hideous or frightful.
  • Enormously large.
  • Freakish or grotesque.
  • Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
  • Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English monstrous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstrōsus. Compare monstruous. By surface analysis, monster + -ous.

Scrabble Score: 11

monstrous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
monstrous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
monstrous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

monstrous is a valid Words With Friends word