atrocious

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Worse than the demise of the newspaper is the web replacement seattlepi. com - atrocious, a mess, no chance of success, an insult to the journalists who toiled at the newspaper for generations and the Pacific Northwest readers who deserve much better.

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  1. adjective Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime.
  2. adjective Exceptionally bad; abominable: atrocious decor; atrocious behavior.

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  • Worse than the demise of the newspaper is the web replacement seattlepi. com - atrocious, a mess, no chance of success, an insult to the journalists who toiled at the newspaper for generations and the Pacific Northwest readers who deserve much better. —  PR Blog News
  • Performance from distant parts of the world was atrocious, and that's putting it mildly. —  Sun Bloggers
  • My agony of mind is so great that it has become a physical torment--atrocious, unbearable. —  The Child of Pleasure
  • Fortunately, as I have said, the affair did not last very long; and when the victorious rabble at last rushed into the Tuileries, I followed the general movement, and soon after found myself in the throne hall, where I was joined by my two missing friends The Count now proceeds to inveigh in general terms against what he describes as the atrocious conduct of the unruly rabble--the devastation, pillage, and other enormities of which they were guilty. —  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 532, February 4, 1832
  • Rush called the actions of Crestwood officials "atrocious," "shameful" and "criminal." —  chicagotribune.com -
 

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heinous ·  abominable ·  infamous ·  detestable ·  barbarous ·  horrid ·  nefarious ·  appal ·  cowardly ·  dastardly ·  wanton ·  shameless
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Latin atrōx, atrōc-, frightful, cruel; see āter- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin atrox (atroc-), cruel, fierce, horrible, from ater, black: see atroce and -ous.
 

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