| Definitions of 'atrocious' |
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1. (adj) atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous
shockingly brutal or cruel
"murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
2. (adj) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
exceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
3. (adj) atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly
provoking horror
"an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
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| Definitions of 'atrocious' |
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1. (adj) atrocious
extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds
2. (adj) atrocious
characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity
3. (adj) atrocious
very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers
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