Monstruous

//ˈmɒnstɹʊəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective

1
Monstrous. archaic
"For he was sterne and terrible by nature, […] And rather like a Gyant monstruous […]."

Example

"For he was sterne and terrible by nature, […] And rather like a Gyant monstruous […]."

Etymology

From Middle English monstruous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstruōsus.

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