atrocious

Words with a similar base: atrocious

'atrocious'

[atrocious.s.01] as in: shockingly brutal or cruel

Examples:
murder is an atrocious crime
a grievous offense against morality
a grievous crime
no excess was too monstrous for them to commit

'atrocious'

[atrocious.s.02] as in: exceptionally bad or displeasing

Examples:
atrocious taste
abominable workmanship
an awful voice
dreadful manners
a painful performance
terrible handwriting
an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room

'atrocious'

[atrocious.s.03] as in: provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

Examples:
an atrocious automobile accident
a frightful crime of decapitation
an alarming, even horrifying, picture
war is beyond all words horrible
an ugly wound

Origins

					atrocious (English)
└── atrox (Latin)
    └── ater (Latin)

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