monstruosus
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
Latin > English
monstruosus monstruosa, monstruosum ADJ :: strange, monstrous, ill-omened
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
monstrŭōsus: (post-class. mon-strōsus), a, um, adj. monstrum,
I strange, preternatural, monstrous (class.): monstruosissima bestia, of the ape, Cic. Div. 2, 32, 69: hominum partus monstrosi, Luc. 1, 557: ferculum longe monstruosius, Petr. 69: scriptis monstruosus, Suet. Gram. 15: libidines, unnatural, id. Calig. 16: mulier si monstrosum aliquid aut prodigiosum enixa sit, Paul. Sent. 4, 9, 3 (but in Cic. Fin. 1, 18, 61, instead of monstrosi the correct reading seems to be morosi; so B. and K.; v. Madv. ad h. l.).—Hence, * adv.: monstrŭōsē (monstrōsē), strangely, unnaturally, monstrously: cogitare, Cic. Div. 2, 71, 146.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mōnstrŭōsus¹³ (-trōsus), a, um (monstrum), monstrueux, bizarre, extraordinaire : Cic. Div. 2, 69 ; Luc. 1, 557 || -ior Petr. 69, 7 ; -issimus Cic. Div. 2, 69.
Latin > German (Georges)
mōnstruōsus (mōnstrōsus), a, um (monstrum), I) widernatürlich, unnatürlich, scheußlich, hominum partus, Lucr. (vgl. liberos, si debiles monstrosique editi sunt, mergimus, Sen.): corpus, scheußlich verstümmelt, Sen.: gentium facies (Plur.), Solin.: monstruosa et ridicula quaedam simulacra, Lact.: miracula, Min. Fel.: genera morborum, Sen.: margarita monstruosae magnitudinis, Macr.: ferculum longe monstruosius, Petron. – concubitus, libidines, Suet. – illa monstruosissima bestia, v. Affen, Cic. – II) übtr., seltsam, wunderbar, abenteuerlich, monstruosus vitā scriptisque, Suet.: quid monstruosius? Augustin.
