monstrously

adverb

Definition of monstrouslynext
1
as in overly
beyond a normal or acceptable limit our team wasn't merely bad—we were monstrously inept

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2
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 Synonyms for monstrously
  1. overly
  2. highly
  3. too
  4. greatly
  5. utterly
  6. much
Adverb
  • Those efforts nonetheless take up many hours of screen time, and are padded out by even thinner material like Willis’ friend Fatty (Ronny Chieng) accidentally drawing crowds to Golden Palace by being overly rude to white patrons — a one-note joke sustained for too many beats.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The company faced similar backlash in 2009 when the design was replaced by a simple — overly minimalist, some say — glass of orange juice.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of overly
Adverb
  • And last month the board approved a contract for separate legal counsel from the county office — a move that is highly unusual for education offices, Fine said.
    Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • But though ruthlessly efficient at killing off some frog species, the fungus is highly vulnerable to heat: Temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (about 85 degrees Fahrenheit) slow disease progression.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Gift cards, too, are simply cash by another name, only restricted to specific stores.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Keith has turned Danni down too many times and can feel the tension from her.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of too
Adverb
  • Additionally, antibiotic treatments can also greatly impact the environment.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Whereas cases of the STI in newborns increased by 30% annually in recent years — greatly alarming public health experts — the upward trend has decelerated.
    Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of greatly
Adverb
  • After looking utterly hopeless offensively for two months, UCLA has ground out three straight wins, riding a strong secondary and suddenly improved ground game into a trip to Washington this weekend.
    Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
  • These women have sometimes gone through decades of being made to feel utterly worthless.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of utterly
Adverb
  • That beauty adorns a much more capable drive than the Seagate models mentioned above.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The Buffs had four sacks for -29 yards, five hurries on top of that, and limited Wilson to a 53% competition rate, a percentage that was much lower in the first half before the freshman settled in.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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