Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Monstrous
Monstrous adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: a monstrous pretty gal, she was
Both words in one sentence
- Lower-ranked ones are barely different from humans, while the generals have either taken or been given enough souls to become monstrous and powerful.
Source: Our Demons Are Different - The Nintendo Hard game makes him expect a truly monstrous Final Boss, but when he actually makes it to the end of the twelfth level, the boss sprite is barely bigger than his own.
Source: Disappointing Last Level -
Even Tsukune ends up becoming an example, gaining a monstrous Super-Powered Evil Side that he can barely hold in check that cutting lose with it is a Godzilla Threshold.
Source: Creepy Awesome
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