Also means
enormous
Usage Note
Monstruoso can mean literally monster-like (hideous or terrifying) or figuratively enormous and shocking — un crimen monstruoso (a monstrous crime). The hyperbolic size sense ('enormous') is common in informal speech. The noun is monstruo and the abstract noun monstruosidad.
Examples
"Construyeron un edificio monstruoso en el centro."
Natural Translation
They built a monstrous building in the city centre.
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