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monstrosity

mon·stros·i·ty [ mon stróssətee ] (plural mon·stros·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. very ugly thing: an object, animal, or person that is very unpleasant or frightening to look at, often because it is large and strangely shaped

2. monstrousness: frightening size, shape, and ugliness
a figure of overwhelming monstrosity

[Mid-16th century. < late Latin monstrositas< Latin monstruosus (see monstrous)]
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