"monstrocious" meaning in All languages combined

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  "etymology_text": "Blend of monstrous + ferocious, or blend of monstrous + atrocious; or back-formation from monstrosity after ferocity, atrocity.",
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      "form": "more monstrocious",
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      "form": "most monstrocious",
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          "ref": "1853, William E. Flashman, Plain thoughts and rules for the interpretation of prophecy, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., page 26:",
          "text": "signs, which from their very huge monstrosity and wickedness, cannot be hid [...] Piety of ordinary and applied discernment, cannot mistake the marks monstrocious.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, August 9, Arlene Benham The Quoddy Tides Vol.45 No.16 \"Photos spark shark-killing investigation\"",
          "text": "Fishermen \"are not the monstrocious killers everyone's portraying,\" Guptill says. \"They're not in the business to annihilate species; we want [a future fishery] for our children.\""
        }
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          "ref": "1938, Chambers's Journal, volume 7, page 271:",
          "text": "\"Ef he ain't de beatenest chil' !\" she wheezed; \"namin' dat monstrocious dawg after de Jedge !\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2012 April 4, Isai Rocha, “MLB Opening Day: Craziest Eats From Ballparks Across the Nation”, in Foodbeast:",
          "text": "MLB’s opening day is officially here, and we’re celebrating here at Foodbeast by highlighting some of the most monstrocious food that is being introduced around Major League ball parks.",
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        "enormous; frighteningly or impressively large"
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        "(informal) enormous; frighteningly or impressively large"
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  "word": "monstrocious"
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          "ref": "1853, William E. Flashman, Plain thoughts and rules for the interpretation of prophecy, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., page 26:",
          "text": "signs, which from their very huge monstrosity and wickedness, cannot be hid [...] Piety of ordinary and applied discernment, cannot mistake the marks monstrocious.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2013, August 9, Arlene Benham The Quoddy Tides Vol.45 No.16 \"Photos spark shark-killing investigation\"",
          "text": "Fishermen \"are not the monstrocious killers everyone's portraying,\" Guptill says. \"They're not in the business to annihilate species; we want [a future fishery] for our children.\""
        }
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          "text": "\"Ef he ain't de beatenest chil' !\" she wheezed; \"namin' dat monstrocious dawg after de Jedge !\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2012 April 4, Isai Rocha, “MLB Opening Day: Craziest Eats From Ballparks Across the Nation”, in Foodbeast:",
          "text": "MLB’s opening day is officially here, and we’re celebrating here at Foodbeast by highlighting some of the most monstrocious food that is being introduced around Major League ball parks.",
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        }
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        "enormous; frighteningly or impressively large"
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        "(informal) enormous; frighteningly or impressively large"
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