monstruous
English
Etymology
From Middle English monstruous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstrōsus.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
monstruous (comparative more monstruous, superlative most monstruous)
- (now rare) Monstrous. [from 15th c.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.7:
- For he was sterne and terrible by nature, […] And rather like a Gyant monstruous […].
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.7:
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French monstrueuse, borrowed itself from Latin mōnstruōsus, mōnstrōsus; equivalent to monstre + -ous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
monstruous
- Misshapen, grotesque; of unnatural form or appearance.
- (rare) Monstrous, terrifying, fear-inducing.
Related terms
- monstruous
Descendants
- English: monstrous, monstruous
- Scots: monsterous
References
- “monstruǒus (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.
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