# monstrous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɑnstɹəs/ · frequency rank #16,975

## Definitions
1. Hideous or frightful.
2. Enormously large.
3. Freakish or grotesque.
4. Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
5. Marvellous; exceedingly strange; fantastical.
6. Disabled; crippled. (A severe slur used to describe persons with disabilities.)

## Etymology
From Middle English monstrous, from Old French monstrueuse, monstrüos, from Latin mōnstrōsus. Compare monstruous. By surface analysis, monster + -ous.

## Common misspellings (14)
`mmonstrous`, `mnostrous`, `monnstrous`, `monsrtous`, `monsstrous`, `monstorus`, `monstrosu`, `monstrouss`, `monstrrous`, `monstruos`, `monsttrous`, `montsrous`, `mosntrous`, `omnstrous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monstrous