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monstrueux

monstrous

adjective mohn-stroo-UH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

enormous

Usage Note

Monstrueux can describe something morally horrifying or simply something of extreme, overwhelming size — un embouteillage monstrueux ('a monstrous traffic jam') is hyperbolic but common in speech. The feminine form is monstrueuse. The related noun monstre ('monster') is the base.

Examples

"C'est un crime monstrueux."

Natural Translation

It is a monstrous crime.

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