monstrously

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Definition

Adverb: 1. In a monstrous, grotesque, or shockingly abnormal manner: Describes an action done in a way that is outrageously wrong, unnatural, or horrifying, often evoking a sense of disgust or horror. 2. To a monstrous degree; extremely or outrageously: Used as an intensifier to mean "extremely" or "outrageously," often in a negative context.

Usage Examples
  • Describing a grotesque or horrifying manner:
    • The statue was monstrously deformed, with limbs twisted in impossible angles.
    • The villain laughed monstrously as he revealed his terrible plan.
  • Used as an intensifier meaning "extremely":
    • The prices at that boutique are monstrously high.
    • He was monstrously unfair in his criticism of her work.
Advanced Usage
  • "monstrously unjust": describes something that is extremely and shockingly unfair.
    • The court's decision was seen as monstrously unjust by the public.
  • "monstrously large": emphasizes an extremely and almost unnaturally large size.
    • A monstrously large wave crashed against the shore.
Variants and Related Words
  • Monstrous (adjective): Shockingly ugly, horrible, or wicked; extraordinarily large.
    • It was a monstrous crime that horrified the nation.
    • They faced a monstrous task of cleaning up after the flood.
  • Monstrosity (noun): Something, especially a building, that is very large and unsightly; the state or character of being monstrous.
    • Many considered the new skyscraper an architectural monstrosity.
Synonyms
  • Grotesquely: In a comically or repulsively distorted manner.
  • Hideously: In a very ugly or unpleasant manner.
  • Outrageously: In a shockingly bad or excessive manner.
  • Heinously: In a utterly odious or wicked manner.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "monstrously cruel": describes an action of extreme and shocking cruelty.
    • The treatment of the prisoners was monstrously cruel.
  • "monstrously wrong": indicates that something is not just incorrect, but egregiously and offensively so.
    • His assumptions about her were monstrously wrong.
Adverb
  1. in a grotesque manner
    • behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies
  2. in a terribly evil manner
    • the child was heinously murdered
  3. in a hideous manner
    • her face was hideously disfigured after the accident

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