Where does “monstrous” come from?
Monstrous comes from Middle English monstruous, from Latin monstrosus, formed with the Latin suffix -osus meaning "full of" or "characterized by," ultimately deriving from Proto-Italic -owonssos.
monstrous (English): Hideous or frightful; Enormously large; Freakish...
Definitions
- Hideous or frightful; Enormously large; Freakish...
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