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(1):

(a.) Abounding in monsters.

(2):

(a.) Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; - said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story.

(3):

(a.) Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth.

(4):

(a.) Marvelous; strange.

(5):

(a.) Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.

(6):

(adv.) Exceedingly; very; very much.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Monstrous'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/monstrous.html. 1828.
 
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