Extremely large, ugly, or evil; shockingly bad or wrong.
From Latin 'monstrum' (monster), originally meaning a prodigy or portent sent by the gods. It evolved to describe anything abnormally large or hideously evil.
The original 'monsters' weren't just scary creatures—they were divine warnings! Ancient Romans believed monsters were messages from the gods about future disasters, so 'monstrous' originally meant 'prophetically significant' before it just meant 'horrible'!
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