Definitions for atrocious

atrocious a·tro·cious

Spelling: [uh-troh-shuh s]
IPA: /əˈtroʊ ʃəs/

Atrocious is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 497 anagrams from letters in atrocious (acioorstu).

Definitions for atrocious

adjective

  1. extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal:
  2. shockingly bad or tasteless; dreadful; abominable:

Origin of atrocious

First recorded in 1660-70; atroci(ty) + -ous

Examples for atrocious

Condemning them obscures the larger message to be taken from this atrocious crime.

If he were to be seen driving with her there would be an atrocious scandal.

Plus, his remake history is a mixed bag, with the solid True Grit and the atrocious Oldboy.

“The cutbacks that have been done to social and mental health services is atrocious,” she said.

Here one of the most atrocious massacres of the West took place.

Republicans were caught off-guard all campaign long and their response was atrocious.

On spending and economic issues, he was atrocious and hypocritical in all the ways that a Republican can be.

His spirit may be seen in the atrocious conditions which he proposed.

This father may have been the victim of the most atrocious injustice.

He began to hesitate, having an atrocious dread of risking his tranquillity.

Word Value for atrocious
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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