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
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By the early 2000s, Rolling Stone seemed overly preoccupied with Boomer artists of fading vitality; Spin, while containing punchy criticism, was a glossy consumer magazine inflected by celebrity and fashion.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Noah Baumbach) Read Variety’s review: George Clooney plays a version of himself in Noah Baumbach’s lightly diverting but overly soft inside-Hollywood drama.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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Along with affordable exotics, young collectors are also paying up for supercars, especially rare and highly specific Paganis, Bugattis and Rufs, the boutique German builder.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Still, these businesses work to maintain complex supply chains with multiple suppliers, which is both time consuming and highly manual.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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With nearly 70,000 collective likes on Instagram and TikTok, the video stands as a reminder that a traditional critic like me can be influenced, too.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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All 12 dogs were saved, and most have been adopted, too!—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Remember what’s considered attractive is very subjective and greatly shaped by what’s seen in entertainment and various types of media.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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By the looks of it, news of rock music’s slow and painful death under ever-widening pop hegemony is greatly exaggerated.—
Chris R. Morgan,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Kudos to Kan-Kan for making movie-going utterly pleasant.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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More: 95-year-old man eyes win in 2025 Kentucky State Fair apple pie, pound cake contests A much younger Alethea smiled up at us from her bridal portrait.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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The 1960 movie — powered by Bernard Herrmann's chilling score, Anthony Perkins' unnerving portrayal of hotel manager Norman Bates (for the movie, much younger than the character in Bloch's novel) and Hitchcock's uncanny showmanship — revolutionized the horror genre.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Monstrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrously. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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