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[ adjective ] abnormally large
Used in print (The New York Times,...)A_couple_of weeks ago , he scored a monstrous 12 on a par 5 hole . (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)He reasons that as anacondas 30 feet long are often found , some might be 38 , and occasional `` monstrous freaks '' over 50 . Thus , his estimate lies between Oliver 's suggestion of at_least 37 feet and the 50 - foot `` monstrous freaks '' intimated by Heuvelmans . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] shockingly brutal or cruel
Synonyms Examples "murder is an atrocious crime" "a grievous offense against morality" "a grievous crime" "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" Used in print (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)`` I have heard stories '' , he writes , `` of the most terrible , the most unnatural actions , of the most monstrous murders , told with the most spontaneous , childishly merry laughter '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
Examples "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas" "twisted into monstrous shapes" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The horrifying humor , the specifically sexual embarrassment of the joke gone_wrong , the monstrous image of the fat man dressed_up as a whore dressing_up as a baby ; the epiphany of that quivering flesh ; the bringing_together around it of the secret liaison between indolent , mindless sensuality and sharp , shrewd talent , cleverness with an occasional touch of genius ( which , however , does not know `` how to attack the problem of suffering '' ) ; the miraculous way in which music , revelation and death are associated in a single instant - all this seems a triumph of art , a rather desperate art , in itself ; beyond itself , also , it evokes numerous and distant resonances from the entire body of Mann 's work . Related terms |
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