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monstrous

/ˈmɑnstɹəs/ adjetivo B2

En español: monstruoso

  1. Hideous or frightful.
  2. Enormously large. · a monstrous height
  3. Freakish or grotesque.
  4. Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
  5. Disabled; crippled. (A severe slur used to describe persons with disabilities.)
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“They are monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers,” replied the Lion, “and with claws so long and sharp that they could tear me in two as easily as I could kill Toto.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 40 · B2
“Do you know,” said he, “that I begin to believe that I am the unconscious centre of some monstrous conspiracy, and that my life is aimed at as well as my honour?”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 83 · B2
I would not brawl in the presence of death, but I can assure you that if I were a younger man your monstrous conduct would not pass with impunity.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 124 · C1
In the middle of it rose two great stones, worn and sharpened at the upper end until they looked like the huge corroding fangs of some monstrous beast.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 95 · C1

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