monstrous

monstrous is a 9-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Marvelous; strange. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Marvelous; strange.
2. adjective. Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth.
3. adjective. Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story.
4. adjective. Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.
5. adjective. Abounding in monsters.
6. adverb. Exceedingly; very; very much.
7. adjective. 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"

   Synonyms: grotesque

8. adjective. shockingly brutal or cruel

   "murder is an atrocious crime"

   "a grievous offense against morality"

   Synonyms: atrocious, flagitious, grievous

9. adjective. abnormally large

Synonyms

grotesque, atrocious, flagitious, grievous

Common word forms

monstrously, monstrousness

Words from these letters

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