monstrous
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
mon
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
monstrous
abnormally or prodigiously (enormously) large; huge; enormous
畸形的, 怪异的, 巨大的
Dissection of monstrous
monstrous = mon (warn; think; remind; advise) + str (=-strum, a Latin noun suffix) + -ous (full of);
monstrous = (of a plant or animal) warning because of its abnormal shape or structure
monstrous = extended further to mean abnormal in shape, size or structure;
monstrous = extended further to mean abnormally huge; enormous
Now Repeat my Dissection
monstrous = (of a plant or animal) warning because of its abnormal shape or structure
monstrous = extended further to mean abnormal in shape, size or structure;
monstrous = extended further to mean abnormally huge; enormous
Important roots for this word:
-ous
mon
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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