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atrocious
/əˈtɹoʊ.ʃəs/
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What does atrocious mean?
adjective
- Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
- Offensive or heinous.
- Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈtɹoʊ.ʃəs/
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His glances were at first atrocious, but presently changed their expression, and appeared to me to become prying and eagerly curious.
And I could not imagine a human being so blinded by cupidity as to sell poison to such an atrocious creature.
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I will quote but one more paragraph, which, by reason of its monstrous absurdity, may be a relief to these atrocious deeds.
Easily consoled, heedless of the atrocious scene, they climb on the conqueror's back and quietly take their places among the lawful family.
The commutation of his death sentence had been due to some doubts as to his complete sanity, so atrocious was his conduct.