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in a way that is extremely wrong, cruel, or offensive to standards of justice or decency
- The refugees were monstrously denied access to basic shelter.
- He was monstrously punished for a minor mistake.
- The company acted monstrously by firing employees without notice.
- She was monstrously accused of crimes she did not commit.
- Children were monstrously neglected in the overcrowded orphanage.
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to an extreme or frightening degree, especially in terms of size, ugliness, or intensity
- The beast was monstrously tall and covered in coarse black fur.
- He ate a monstrously huge sandwich in one sitting.
- The sculpture was monstrously distorted, towering over the courtyard.
- A monstrously loud bang shook the entire neighborhood.
- The villain grinned monstrously as he revealed his plan.
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