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Monstrous

/mˈɑnstrəs/
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(adj) Hideous or frightful.

The building is a monstrous structure.
The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The dictator was accused of committing several ____ crimes against his own people during the long and very violent civil war.

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