ATROCIOUS


Meaning of ATROCIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ətroʊʃəs ]

1.

If you describe something as atrocious , you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.

The food here is atrocious.

= appalling, abominable

ADJ [ emphasis ]

• atro‧cious‧ly

He had written the note from memory, word perfect, and spelled atrociously.

ADV : ADV adj / -ed , ADV after v

2.

If you describe someone’s behaviour or their actions as atrocious , you mean that it is unacceptable because it is extremely violent or cruel.

The judge said he had committed atrocious crimes against women...

= appalling

ADJ

3.

If you say that weather conditions are atrocious , you mean they are very bad, for example that it is extremely cold, wet, or windy.

= appalling

ADJ

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