atrocious
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin atrox (“‘fierce, frightful, cruel’”), from ater (“‘black’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊʃəs
[edit] Adjective
atrocious (comparative more atrocious, superlative most atrocious)
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- frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous
- Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners.
- offensive or heinous
- very bad; abominable or disgusting
- Their taste in clothes is just atrocious.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
evil, cruel
offensive, heinous
abominable, disgusting
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