monstrously
UK/'mɔnstrəsli/US/'mɔnstrəsli/
C1
Definitions
adv.
In a shockingly cruel way; or to an extreme degree
骇人地；（程度上）极其地
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-ousfull of, having the quality of
+
-lyin the manner of
=monstrously
The -ly adverb of monstrous; keeps its two senses: 'in a monstrous (shocking) way' and, as an intensifier, 'extremely' (monstrously unfair).
Root monstr still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.monstrously unfair极不公平
- 2.monstrously large大得不合理
- 3.treat monstrously残酷对待
Example Sentences
- 1.
The contract terms were monstrously unfair to the workers.
- 2.
He behaved monstrously toward everyone who trusted him.