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Monster
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel. A monster or marvel. Chaucer.
2. Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs.
3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To make monstrous. [Obs.] Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Monstrous in size. Pope.