monstrous
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His real-life geniality provides a stark contrast to some of his most famous roles as monstrous men committing equally hideous deeds.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
In Season 4, Vecna’s monstrous form was created almost entirely with prosthetics designed by Barrie Gower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
It became clear that what at first appeared to him and his father as another of the floods that afflicted Mystic every few years grew inexorably through the night until it became monstrous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
"They are heading into a free week to prepare for a monstrous clash next weekend."
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Frith in his element, of course, directing Robert with a lift of his eyebrows, and myself rather hot and flustered with a monstrous silver tea-pot and kettle that I never knew how to manage.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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