n. pl. mon·stros·i·ties 1. One that is monstrous. 2. The quality or character of being monstrous. [Middle English monstruosite, from Old French, from Late Latin mōnstrōsitās, from Latin mōnstruōsus, monstrous; see MONSTROUS.] |
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