monstrous

monstrous
adjective
1) (huge) monströs (geh.); riesig [Lkw, Kuchen, Buch]; unnatürlich groß [Gemüse, Person, Baum, Pflanze]
2) (outrageous) ungeheuerlich (abwertend) [Vorschlag, Vorstellung, Einstellung, Entscheidung]
3) (atrocious) scheußlich; monströs
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adjective
1) (huge and often unpleasant.) ungeheuer
2) (shocking: a monstrous lie.) ungeheuerlich
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mon·strous
[ˈmɒn(t)strəs, AM ˈmɑ:n-]
adj
1. (huge) riesig, unförmig, monströs
2. (monsterlike) monsterartig, monsterhaft
ET is strange and other-worldly without being \monstrous ET ist fremdartig und aus einer anderen Welt, aber nicht monsterhaft
3. (outrageous) ungeheuerlich
\monstrous lie ungeheuerliche [o fam faustdicke] Lüge
4. (awful) grässlich, scheußlich, widerwärtig
\monstrous cruelty abscheuliche Grausamkeit
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['mɒnstrəs]
adj
1) (= huge) ungeheuer (groß), riesig
2) (= shocking, horrible) abscheulich; crime, thought, colour grässlich, abscheulich; suggestion ungeheuerlich

it's monstrous that ... — es ist einfach ungeheuerlich or schändlich, dass ...

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monstrous [ˈmɒnstrəs; US ˈmɑn-] adj (adv monstrously)
1. monströs:
a) ungeheuer, riesenhaft
b) ungeheuerlich, fürchterlich, grässlich, scheußlich
c) missgestaltet, unförmig, ungestalt
2. un-, widernatürlich
3. absurd
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adjective
1) (huge) monströs (geh.); riesig [Lkw, Kuchen, Buch]; unnatürlich groß [Gemüse, Person, Baum, Pflanze]
2) (outrageous) ungeheuerlich (abwertend) [Vorschlag, Vorstellung, Einstellung, Entscheidung]
3) (atrocious) scheußlich; monströs
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adj.
ungeheuer adj.

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