прилагательное 1) чудовищный, безобразный, отвратительный Например: monstrous system of bribery — чудовищная система взяточничества It is monstrous to preach hatred. — Пропагандировать ненависть чудовищно. She endured the monstrous behaviour for years. — Она годами терпела это безобразное поведение. Синоним(ы): atrocious 2) гигантский, исполинский Синоним(ы): huge, tremendous, gigantic, immense, enormous 3) а) злобный, жестокий Синоним(ы): cruel, brutal б) безобразный, уродливый Синоним(ы): hideous, malformed Синоним(ы): horrible 4) [устаревшее] нелепый, необычный, аномальный Синоним(ы): abnormal, unnatural
I. adjective 1. obsolete strange, unnatural 2. having extraordinary often overwhelming size; gigantic 3. a. having the qualities or appearance of a monster b. obsolete teeming with monsters 4. a. extraordinarily ugly or vicious; horrible b. shockingly wrong or ridiculous 5. deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal 6. very great — used as an intensive • monstrously adverb • monstrousness noun Synonyms: monstrous, prodigious, tremendous, stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness Example: the monstrous waste of the project. prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size) Example: made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside. tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe Example: the tremendous roar of the cataract. stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description Example: a stupendous volcanic eruption. II. adverb chiefly dialect very, extremely Example: a monstrous long raft — Mark Twain