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atrocious
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Origin
a·tro·cious
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adjective
1.
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal:
an atrocious crime.
2.
shockingly bad or tasteless; dreadful; abominable:
an atrocious painting; atrocious manners.
Origin:
1660–70;
atroci(ty)
+
-ous
Related forms
a·tro·cious·ly,
adverb
a·tro·cious·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
felonious, heinous, monstrous, diabolical, devilish.
2.
execrable; detestable.
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She was, however, quite indignant about my description of her
atrocious
driving.
When we started managing the garden, the soil here was
atrocious
.
Today it's better known for its
atrocious
safety record.
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She was, however, quite indignant about my description of her
atrocious
driving.
When we started managing the garden, the soil here was
atrocious
.
Today it's better known for its
atrocious
safety record.
The roads are
atrocious
.
The public schools where I live are
atrocious
.
But the timing was
atrocious
.
The ideas were solid, but the writing was
atrocious
.
Conditions are
atrocious
, even by local standards.
What is
atrocious
is the feeling, not the images.
Surely never was there witnessed, either among gods or men, a more
atrocious
deed than this.
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atrocious
(əˈtrəʊʃəs)
—
adj
1.
extremely cruel or wicked; ruthless:
atrocious deeds
2.
horrifying or shocking:
an atrocious road accident
3.
informal
very bad; detestable:
atrocious writing
[C17: from Latin
ātrōx
dreadful, from
āter
black]
a'trociously
—
adv
a'trociousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
atrocious
1660s, from L. atrox "fierce, cruel" (see
atrocity
). Colloquial sense "very bad" is modern.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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