atrociousness
ʃəs adjective
1.
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal: an atrocious crime.
2.
shockingly bad or tasteless; dreadful; abominable: an atrocious painting; atrocious manners.
Related forms
a·tro·cious·ly, adverb
a·tro·cious·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. felonious, heinous, monstrous, diabolical, devilish. 2. execrable; detestable.
1. felonious, heinous, monstrous, diabolical, devilish. 2. execrable; detestable.
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atrocious (əˈtrəʊʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
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Atrociousness
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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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 | |
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Word Origin & History
atrocious
1660s, from L. atrox "fierce, cruel" (see atrocity). Colloquial sense "very bad" is modern.
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