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atrocious

/əˈtɹoʊ.ʃəs/

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What does atrocious mean?

adjective

  1. Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
  2. Offensive or heinous.
  3. 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.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
And I could not imagine a human being so blinded by cupidity as to sell poison to such an atrocious creature.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058
More book examples (3)
I will quote but one more paragraph, which, by reason of its monstrous absurdity, may be a relief to these atrocious deeds.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
Easily consoled, heedless of the atrocious scene, they climb on the conqueror's back and quietly take their places among the lawful family.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
The commutation of his death sentence had been due to some doubts as to his complete sanity, so atrocious was his conduct.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the BaskervillesProject Gutenberg ebook #3070