monstrous

«monstrous» in Mova's school dictionary: Very large and frightening, like a monster: «a monstrous… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (monstrous; more monstrous, most monstrous)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very large and frightening, like a monster: «a monstrous wave». tree →

2) Very wrong, cruel or shocking: «a monstrous lie». tree →

3) Ugly and strange in shape. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories monstrous creatures and waves bring danger. In ethics and history lessons, a monstrous crime is extremely wicked. In Alice in Wonderland Alice grows to a monstrous size.

examples

• A monstrous wave crashed over the boat. tree →
• It was a monstrous lie. tree →
• Alice grew to a monstrous size in the little house. tree →
• The giant had monstrous hands. tree →
• The ogre built a monstrous wall round his castle. tree →
• The cruelty of the slave trade was monstrous. tree →
• Wild and shy and monstrous creatures ranged in her plains and forests. tree →

note

From «monster» + «-ous»; spelling drops the e: monstrous, not «monsterous». Adverb: monstrously.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «monstrous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.