monstrous (adj.)

  1. abnormally large

  2. 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

    [ Syn: atrocious , flagitious , grievous ]

  3. 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

    [ Syn: grotesque ]

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