atrocious
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin atrox (“fierce, frightful, cruel”), from ater (“black”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
atrocious (comparative more atrocious, superlative most atrocious)
- 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.
Usage notes[edit]
- Nouns to which "atrocious" is often applied: crime, act, murder, condition, spelling, grammar.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
evil, cruel
offensive, heinous
abominable, disgusting
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