·adj Marvelous; strange.
II. Monstrous ·adj Abounding in monsters.
III. Monstrous ·adv Exceedingly; very; very much.
IV. Monstrous ·adj Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.
V. Monstrous ·adj Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth.
VI. Monstrous ·adj 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.