monster-likeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnstəlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnstərˌlaɪk/

Forms: see monster n. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monster n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < monster n. + -like suffix.

A. adj.

Resembling a monster in appearance, behaviour, or character. Also figurative: monstrous, frightening, awful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adjective]

eislichc888

eyesfulOE

awfulc1175

smarta1200

ferlya1225

sternc1275

grisea1300

uglya1300

dreadfula1325

fell?c1335

stout1338

perilousc1380

terriblec1400

ghastfulc1449

timorous1455

epouventable1477

bedreadc1485

dreadablec1490

dreadc1540

buggisha1555

dreaded1556

monster-like1561

dire1567

scareful1567

terrifying1577

scary1582

direful1583

affrighting1592

dismal1594

affrightful1603

diral1606

tirable1607

frighting1619

scaring1641

affrighteninga1651

formidolous1656

terrific1667

terrifical1677

atrocious1733

terrorful1789

orful1845

lurid1850

terrorsome1890

turble1893

timorsome1894

like the wrath of God1936

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. xxii. f. 244 It was a monsterlyke change that the honor of firste birth was remoued to Jacob.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. ix. 784 Thou..mightest see as Monster-like fashions at home, and more fashionly monster of thy selfe.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. x. 212/2 A Monster like Beast, inhabiting in the Newfound World; and is of some termed a Succarath.

1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 325/1 Alcohol. The name sounds huge and monster-like now.

1877 J. Miller Baroness of N.Y. ii. xv. 172 The tempest's wild complain Was monsterlike.

1901 Polit. Sci. Q. 16 472 Nothing but a competitive power..can take from monster-like consolidations of capital their power to do evil.

1979 U.S. News & World Rep. 26 Mar. 60 Children of all ages might enjoy a new, 12-inch, soft, plastic figure with a monsterlike head.

1998 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 20 Mar. 51 Finding beauty in everyday sights: a cloud of dust unearthed by rocks.., monster-like construction cranes, [etc.].

B. adv.

In the manner of a monster.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > abnormally or unnaturally > in the manner of a monster

monstrously1532

monster-like1580

1580 T. Churchyard Pleasaunte Laborinth: Churchyardes Chance 9 And hides his hedde moste monster like, that dare not shewe his face.

1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia iv. sig. G2 Who (monster-like) wyth his ambition, Hath left more Tombes then ground to lay them on.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxvii. 183 Animals, which being duly shaped, doe neuerthelesse monster-like degenerate from their kinde.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xiii. 36 Most Monster-like be shewne For poor'st Diminitiues, for Dolts.

1684 A. Behn Poems Several Occasions 114 Great Johnson scarce a Play brought forth, But Monster-like it frighted at its Birth.

1846 N. Hawthorne Rappaccini's Daughter in Mosses I. 107 He was startled at the horrible suspicions that rose, monster-like, out of the caverns of his heart.

1901 R. W. Buchanan Outcast iii. 64 She vanish'd! and the sleeping Main Awaken'd monster-like again.

1985 People (Nexis) 29 July 50 Tom rolls his eyes, monsterlike.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monster-like
释义	monster-likeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈmɒnstəlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɑnstərˌlaɪk/ Forms: see monster n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monster n., -like suffix. Etymology: < monster n. + -like suffix. A. adj. Resembling a monster in appearance, behaviour, or character. Also figurative: monstrous, frightening, awful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adjective] eislichc888 eyesfulOE awfulc1175 smarta1200 ferlya1225 sternc1275 grisea1300 uglya1300 dreadfula1325 fell?c1335 stout1338 perilousc1380 terriblec1400 ghastfulc1449 timorous1455 epouventable1477 bedreadc1485 dreadablec1490 dreadc1540 buggisha1555 dreaded1556 monster-like1561 dire1567 scareful1567 terrifying1577 scary1582 direful1583 affrighting1592 dismal1594 affrightful1603 diral1606 tirable1607 frighting1619 scaring1641 affrighteninga1651 formidolous1656 terrific1667 terrifical1677 atrocious1733 terrorful1789 orful1845 lurid1850 terrorsome1890 turble1893 timorsome1894 like the wrath of God1936 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. xxii. f. 244 It was a monsterlyke change that the honor of firste birth was remoued to Jacob. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. ix. 784 Thou..mightest see as Monster-like fashions at home, and more fashionly monster of thy selfe. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. x. 212/2 A Monster like Beast, inhabiting in the Newfound World; and is of some termed a Succarath. 1840 Southern Literary Messenger 6 325/1 Alcohol. The name sounds huge and monster-like now. 1877 J. Miller Baroness of N.Y. ii. xv. 172 The tempest's wild complain Was monsterlike. 1901 Polit. Sci. Q. 16 472 Nothing but a competitive power..can take from monster-like consolidations of capital their power to do evil. 1979 U.S. News & World Rep. 26 Mar. 60 Children of all ages might enjoy a new, 12-inch, soft, plastic figure with a monsterlike head. 1998 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 20 Mar. 51 Finding beauty in everyday sights: a cloud of dust unearthed by rocks.., monster-like construction cranes, [etc.]. B. adv. In the manner of a monster. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [adverb] > abnormally or unnaturally > in the manner of a monster monstrously1532 monster-like1580 1580 T. Churchyard Pleasaunte Laborinth: Churchyardes Chance 9 And hides his hedde moste monster like, that dare not shewe his face. 1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia iv. sig. G2 Who (monster-like) wyth his ambition, Hath left more Tombes then ground to lay them on. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxvii. 183 Animals, which being duly shaped, doe neuerthelesse monster-like degenerate from their kinde. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xiii. 36 Most Monster-like be shewne For poor'st Diminitiues, for Dolts. View more context for this quotation 1684 A. Behn Poems Several Occasions 114 Great Johnson scarce a Play brought forth, But Monster-like it frighted at its Birth. 1846 N. Hawthorne Rappaccini's Daughter in Mosses I. 107 He was startled at the horrible suspicions that rose, monster-like, out of the caverns of his heart. 1901 R. W. Buchanan Outcast iii. 64 She vanish'd! and the sleeping Main Awaken'd monster-like again. 1985 People (Nexis) 29 July 50 Tom rolls his eyes, monsterlike. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1561
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