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as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
our team wasn't merely bad—we were monstrously inept
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as in highly
to a large extent or degree
a monstrously expensive movie that nearly bankrupted the studio
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Recent Examples of monstrously
Three monstrously large teams looking to transform light trophy cases.
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Take, for instance, a scene featuring a woman in a kind of avant-garde milkmaid ensemble confronting a monstrously tall figure that, upon close examination, is actually a child perched atop a man’s shoulders, wearing a long trench coat.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The movie is happy to have Linda commit acts of brutality to preserve her place on top, but what is true equality if not allowing your anti-heroine to be in all ways just as monstrously self-interested as the men?
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Most impressive Miami’s defense was monstrously good, doing its part toward a shutout, with a 78-yard punt return producing the Jets’ only score prior to a field goal.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Left unsaid in his plan is that publicly subsidized, affordable housing has become monstrously expensive to construct because the public money triggers rules and process and reviews and negotiations that market-rate housing doesn’t contend with.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
The Commandant is a monstrously charismatic figure, the kind of character that seizes all available oxygen.
—Katie Kitamura
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Thanks to the Possibilists amongst us, some of these monstrously hard, brutally simple visions will one day become reality.
—Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Take, for instance, a scene featuring a woman in a kind of avant-garde milkmaid ensemble confronting a monstrously tall figure that, upon close examination, is actually a child perched atop a man’s shoulders, wearing a long trench coat.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The movie is happy to have Linda commit acts of brutality to preserve her place on top, but what is true equality if not allowing your anti-heroine to be in all ways just as monstrously self-interested as the men?
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Most impressive Miami’s defense was monstrously good, doing its part toward a shutout, with a 78-yard punt return producing the Jets’ only score prior to a field goal.
—Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Left unsaid in his plan is that publicly subsidized, affordable housing has become monstrously expensive to construct because the public money triggers rules and process and reviews and negotiations that market-rate housing doesn’t contend with.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
The Commandant is a monstrously charismatic figure, the kind of character that seizes all available oxygen.
—Katie Kitamura
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Thanks to the Possibilists amongst us, some of these monstrously hard, brutally simple visions will one day become reality.
—Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrously
Adverb
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The pigmentation of this formula is quite strong and leaves behind a glow that isn’t overly sparkly or sheen.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2026
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While your seed starting mix mustn't fully dry out, keeping it overly wet and soggy can lead to damping off and other issues that will kill your seedlings.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Renpho MorphoScan Nova proved highly accurate in testing, especially for weight readings.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Glamour Studio for simultaneous hair, make-up, and nail rituals is sure to be a hit with the highly coiffed residents of the Athenian Riviera.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Tiffany, the Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin, cautioned against reading too much into Tuesday’s results.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Royals’ offense had its early-season frustrations a year ago before turning it on after the All-Star break — albeit too late to make a playoff run.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Although the first quarter of 2026 has greatly improved from last year, summer will really heat up the box office, with 76% of moviegoers reportedly planning on seeing a movie in theaters between May and August.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Air parcels can vary by temperature and pressure, and these factors can greatly affect relative humidity.—
John P. Rafferty,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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His killings were brutal and senseless–and utterly random.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to both Gosling’s tongue-in-cheek charisma — as well as the curious and utterly sincere personality that Ortiz imbues into Rocky through his voice performance and intuitive puppeteering (with plenty of improvisation) — the movie becomes a disarming interstellar, interspecies bromance.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The French side are not the only team to have caused Liverpool problems when trying to build up against a high man-to-man press, but having a Wirtz-type profile in your team can help considerably.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Peter Weber, head of BMW Group Plant Munich, revealed that the firm has considerably cut production costs in recent years.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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But some Republicans were also rattled by a Georgia special election, where their candidate to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress won by a much slimmer margin than the party enjoyed in the past.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Food that’s yellow is typically made with turmeric and much more mild.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Monstrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrously. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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