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atrocious(dictionary)

atrocious (iou)



atrocious adjective. M17.
[from Latin atroc-, atrox fierce, cruel: see -IOUS.]
Excessively and wantonly savage or cruel; heinously wicked. M17.
T. Pennant Here all atrocious criminals were excluded. P. H. Gibbs Your pity for the world's young manhood in that atrocious war. M. Lowry Spots where diabolical plots must be hatched, atrocious murders planned.
Stern, fierce; extremely violent. Only in M18.
J. Thomson The fierce, atrocious frown of sinewed Mars.
Very bad; execrable. colloq. L19.
B. Bainbridge Her knowledge of German was poor and her accent atrocious. D. M. Thomas The weather was atrocious, and for three days we couldn't set foot outside because of a snowstorm.
atrociously adverb M18.
atrociousness noun (now rare) M18.