The difference between Monster and Monstrous
When used as adjectives, monster means very large, whereas monstrous means hideous or frightful.
Monster is also noun with the meaning: a terrifying and dangerous creature.
Monster is also verb with the meaning: to make into a monster.
check bellow for the other definitions of Monster and Monstrous
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Monster as a noun:
A terrifying and dangerous creature.
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Monster as a noun:
A bizarre or whimsical creature.
Examples:
"The children decided Grovyle was a cuddly monster."
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Monster as a noun:
An extremely cruel or antisocial person, especially a criminal.
Examples:
"Get away from those children, you meatheaded monster!"
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Monster as a noun (medicine, archaic):
A horribly deformed person.
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Monster as a noun (figuratively):
A badly behaved child, a brat.
Examples:
"Sit still, you little monster!"
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Monster as a noun (informal):
Something unusually large.
Examples:
"Have you seen those powerlifters on TV? They're monsters''."
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Monster as a noun (informal):
A prodigy; someone very talented in a specific domain.
Examples:
"That dude playing guitar is a monster."
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Monster as a noun (gaming):
A non-player character that player(s) fight against in role-playing game.
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Monster as an adjective (informal):
Very large; worthy of a monster.
Examples:
" He has a monster appetite."
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Monster as an adjective (informal):
Great; very good; excellent.
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Monster as a verb:
To make into a monster; to categorise as a monster; to demonise.
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Monster as a verb:
To behave as a monster to; to terrorise.
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Monster as a verb (chiefly, Australia):
To harass.
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Monstrous as an adjective:
Hideous or frightful.
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Monstrous as an adjective:
Enormously large.
Examples:
"a monstrous height"
"a monstrous ox"
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Monstrous as an adjective:
Freakish or grotesque.
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Monstrous as an adjective:
Of, or relating to a mythical monster; full of monsters.
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Monstrous as an adjective (obsolete):
Marvellous; strange.