English Dictionary: Monstrosity | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Monstrosity | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monstrosity \Mon*stros"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Monstrosities}. [Cf. F. monstruosit[82]. See {Monstrous}.] The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster. --South. A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species. --Adanson (Trans. ). | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
monstrosity 1. n. A ridiculously {elephantine} program or system, esp. one that is buggy or only marginally functional. 2. adj. The quality of being monstrous (see `Overgeneralization' in the discussion of jargonification). See also {baroque}. |