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monstrosity
What does monstrosity mean?
monstrosity (noun): something hideous or frightful.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use monstrosity in a sentence?
How do you pronounce monstrosity?
/mɑnˈstɹɑsəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does monstrosity come from?
From Middle English monstruosite, from Middle French monstruosité and its etymon Late Latin mōnstruōsitās, mōnstrōsitās (“monstrousness”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to monstrosity
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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something hideous or frightful
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a person's partner in marriage
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close and continuous attention
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constitution of the human body
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