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ogress

UK
/ˈəʊɡrɛs/
US
/ˈoʊɡrɛs/

Translations

ogressnoun
ogresses
pl
UK
/ˈəʊɡrɛs/
US
/ˈoʊɡrɛs/
The ogress lived in a dark cave in the mountains.
Людоедка жила в тёмной пещере в горах.
Synonyms
female ogre
monster
brute
fiend
ogressadjective
more ogress
Comp.
most ogress
Super.
UK
/ˈəʊɡrəs/
US
/ˈoʊɡrəs/
Used attributively before a noun to mean ‘relating to or characteristic of an ogress; monstrous or ogre-like’.

Definitions

ogressnoun
A female ogre, a mythical creature often depicted as a large, hideous, man-eating giant.
In the fairy tale, the brave knight had to rescue the princess from the clutches of the fearsome ogress.
Derogatory. A woman regarded as extremely frightening, cruel, or repulsive.
The children feared their new babysitter, convinced she was an ogress who would lock them in the attic.
ogressadjective
Relating to or characteristic of an ogress; monstrously fierce or menacing (used attributively).
She fixed him with an ogress glare that made him shrink back.
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