Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a monster or some aspect of one; monstrous, deformed.

Etymologies

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monster +‎ -like

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Examples

  • According to Publishers Weekly, which reported yesterday that the deal was worth a sum in the high six figures, the book "follows a youngnun in upstate New York who, in uncovering a correspondence between the former mother superior and Abigail Rockefeller, unwittinglyreignites an ancient war between a society of angelologists (a group that studies angels) and the Nephilim (the monsterlike descendants of angels and humans)."

    Hot Debut Novel Angelology Pits One Editor Against Another at Viking Books 2009

  • Because he is so good at being a monster, he is asked to help Emily Twinkletoes become more monsterlike.

    Kids Lit » 2005 » December 2005

  • The only things missing are the essentials: authority, responsibility, attention and love… Between the parent and child there is a monsterlike silence.

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • The only things missing are the essentials: authority, responsibility, attention and love… Between the parent and child there is a monsterlike silence.

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • The only things missing are the essentials: authority, responsibility, attention and love… Between the parent and child there is a monsterlike silence.

    The Shepherd’s Song Dr. Lynn Anderson 1996

  • NEW YORK - Shoppers entering the flagship Barneys New York store during the holidays will go through the mouth of a giant monsterlike creature in the spirit of Lady Gaga, as the retailer transforms one of its entrances leading to Gaga's Workshop.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • According to Publishers Weekly reported yesterday that the deal was worth a sum in the high six figures, the book "follows a young nun in upstate New York who, in uncovering a correspondence between the former mother superior and Abigail Rockefeller, unwittingly reignites an ancient war between a society of angelologists (a group that studies angels) and the Nephilim (the monsterlike descendants of angels and humans)."

    Home | The New York Observer 2009

  • Here’s how these kick starts work: They help control the balance of chemical reactions in your brain, so that your appetite is never in a monsterlike free-for-all for food.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Here’s how these kick starts work: They help control the balance of chemical reactions in your brain, so that your appetite is never in a monsterlike free-for-all for food.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

  • Here’s how these kick starts work: They help control the balance of chemical reactions in your brain, so that your appetite is never in a monsterlike free-for-all for food.

    You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009

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