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monstrous |
Overview of adj monstrous The adj monstrous has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) monstrous -- (abnormally large) 2. (3) atrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous -- (shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit") 3. (1) grotesque, monstrous, unnatural -- (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") Antonyms of adj monstrous 3 senses of monstrous Sense 1 monstrous INDIRECT (VIA large big) -> small little INDIRECT (VIA large big) -> small little Sense 2 atrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good Sense 3 grotesque, monstrous, unnatural INDIRECT (VIA ugly) -> beautiful Similarity of adj monstrous 3 senses of monstrous Sense 1 monstrous => large (vs. small), big (vs. little) Sense 2 atrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous => evil (vs. good), wicked Sense 3 grotesque, monstrous, unnatural => ugly (vs. beautiful) Attributes of adj monstrous Familiarity of adj monstrous monstrous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj monstrous monstrous Overview of adj monstrous The adj monstrous has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) monstrous -- (abnormally large) 2. (3) atrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous -- (shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit") 3. (1) grotesque, monstrous, unnatural -- (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")
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