<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no"?> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>monstrosity</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../M.html" title="M"/><link rel="previous" href="monkey--scratch.html" title="monkey, scratch"/><link rel="next" href="monty.html" title="monty"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">monstrosity</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="monkey--scratch.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">M</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="monty.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="monstrosity"/><dt xmlns="" id="monstrosity"><b>monstrosity</b></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. <span class="grammar">n.</span> A ridiculously <a href="../E/elephantine.html"><i class="glossterm">elephantine</i></a> program or system, esp. one that is buggy or only marginally functional.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. <span class="grammar">adj.</span> The quality of being monstrous (see <a href="../overgeneralization.html" title="Overgeneralization">the section called “Overgeneralization”</a> in the discussion of jargonification). See also <a href="../B/baroque.html"><i class="glossterm">baroque</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="monkey--scratch.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../M.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="monty.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">monkey, scratch </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> monty</td></tr></table></div></body></html>