Meaning
monstrous
- incredible
In a sentence
Hai visto quel cane mostruoso al parco?
Did you see that monstrous dog at the park?
Abbiamo fatto un lavoro mostruoso in due giorni.
We did an incredible amount of work in two days.
Il traffico oggi non è mostruoso come ieri.
The traffic today isn't as terrible as yesterday.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mostruoso | masculine · singular |
| mostruosa | feminine · singular |
| mostruosi | masculine · plural |
| mostruose | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use mostruoso for very strong emphasis in speech: un caldo mostruoso, una cifra mostruosa. It sounds more vivid than enorme.
- For people, mostruoso often sounds harsh or literary, suggesting deformity or moral horror; avoid it for casual 'ugly' descriptions.
- It agrees normally: mostruoso, mostruosa, mostruosi, mostruose. Learners often forget feminine/plural forms in noun phrases.