monstrous

Other forms of monstrous

comparative

monstrouser·

superlative

monstrousest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about monstrous

What does monstrous mean?

monstrous means "abnormally large". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in monstrous?

monstrous has 2 syllables: mon-strous. The stress falls on "mon". In IPA it is /ˈmɑnstɹəs/.

What is another word for monstrous?

Close synonyms include atrocious, flagitious, grievous, grotesque. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is monstrous a common word?

monstrous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.