"monstruous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒnstɹʊəs/ [UK] Forms: more monstruous [comparative], most monstruous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English monstruous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstruōsus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|monstruous}} Middle English monstruous, {{der|en|fro|monstrueuse}} Old French monstrueuse, {{m|fro|monstrüos}} monstrüos, {{der|en|la|mōnstruōsus}} Latin mōnstruōsus Head templates: {{en-adj}} monstruous (comparative more monstruous, superlative most monstruous)
  1. (now rare) Monstrous. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-monstruous-en-adj-ED9TzjLp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 88 8 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 9 5 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 89 7 4

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