abnormal, hideous, or unnatural in size, character, etc
2.
(of plants and animals) abnormal in structure
3.
outrageous, atrocious, or shocking
it is monstrous how badly he is treated
4.
huge
a monstrous fire
5.
of, relating to, or resembling a monster
Derived forms
monstrously (ˈmonstrously)
adverb
monstrousness (ˈmonstrousness)
noun
Examples of 'monstruous' in a sentence
monstruous
Their actions, or their very selves become monstruous in the course of their transgression, which brings punishment and tragedy.
Villacañas, Beatriz 2001, 'De doctores y monstruos: la ciencia como transgresión en <i>Dr. Faustus, Frankesteiny Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</i>', Asclepio: Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Cienciahttp://asclepio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/asclepio/article/view/177/173. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)