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monstruoso

monstrous

adjective mohn-strwoh-SOH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

enormous

Usage Note

Monstruoso can mean literally monster-like (hideous or terrifying) or figuratively enormous and shocking — un crimen monstruoso (a monstrous crime). The hyperbolic size sense ('enormous') is common in informal speech. The noun is monstruo and the abstract noun monstruosidad.

Examples

"Construyeron un edificio monstruoso en el centro."

Natural Translation

They built a monstrous building in the city centre.

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