monstrously
5
6.8
- adverb
- /ˈmɒnstrəsli/
:
monstruosamente
- Why have you treated me so monstrously, Angel?
- monstrously selfish
- monstrously huge
- monstrously large
But to everyone else in the world, they they behave monstrously and so they just don't care.
- But to everyone else in the world, they they behave monstrously and so they just don't care.
- It sounds that way, touching the innocent, monstrously cruel, and one of the truly great literary creations.
Examples
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Even pushed back several feet, Picard could still hear the monstrously furious thumping of Alick's heart.
Fiction book (1992) -
To be truly effective and monstrously evil, one needs to control the power of white magic as well.
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You know, where the rich just get monstrously richer and the poor are left devastated.
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The tone of your response to all this is monstrously off-putting, that's for sure.
Blog text (2) -
The Martian turned its monstrously intelligent eyes on me and gazed, it seemed, into my soul.
Fiction book (1996) -
Gentlemen, sirs, fellow conscriptees... ...you have been monstrously deceived.
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Of course, the buildings loomed monstrously above, crushing human mobs.
Fiction book (1996) -
That mutant little troll has proven himself to be monstrously more trouble than he's worth.
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Bacigalupi scrutinizes humanity's tendency to act monstrously, our insistence that we are civilized even when the evidence shows otherwise.
Blog text (17) -
The villain in the story acted monstrously, causing fear and chaos wherever he went.
Synonyms
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
54
4.3
In a way that is very wrong or extreme
18
5.5
In a very ugly or shocking way
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
17
5.8
In a way that is very shocking, too much, or rude
13
4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
7
7.7
In a very strange and ugly way that feels shocking
6
6.5
In a way that shocks people because it is too large or unfair
6
5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
6
6.8
Makes people feel shocked or disgusted
5
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
4
7.3
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
3
2.9
In a way that is very strong or extreme
2
6.9
In a way that shocks and disgusts people
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
8.4
To do something in a very shocking and cruel way
1
7.0
In a very bad and unpleasant way
1
7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
9.3
In a cruel way that shows pleasure at other people's pain
1
7.5
It happens in a very unpleasant and frightening way
In a cruel way showing pleasure at others' pain
In a way that is very bad or annoying
In a way that causes great harm
Antonyms
How Extreme
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Monstrously comes from monster, which comes from Latin monstrum meaning 'a warning' or 'something unnatural'. So, to act monstrously is to act 'like a monster' — very cruel, ugly, or shocking.