atrocious
atrocious
atrocious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word atrocious
Definition
(adj) shockingly brutal or cruel
Definition
(adj) exceptionally bad or displeasing
Definition
(adj) provoking horror
(adj) shockingly brutal or cruel
Example Sentence
- murder is an atrocious crime
- a grievous offense against morality
- a grievous crime
- no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
Definition
(adj) exceptionally bad or displeasing
Example Sentence
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
Definition
(adj) provoking horror
Example Sentence
- an atrocious automobile accident
- a frightful crime of decapitation
- an alarming, even horrifying, picture
- war is beyond all words horrible
- an ugly wound
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for atrocious
a terror like..
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by krishnagopal12
by krishnagopal12
a+ terror + city + us, which is very bad, unpleasant & very cruel and shocking
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by jtorajeev
by jtorajeev