atrocious

How to use atrocious in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for atrocious.

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There's nothing atrocious about it; that's what small virtual machines look like.

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Quick take

shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of atrocious gathered in one view.

adjective

shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

adjective

exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

adjective

provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for atrocious.

adjective

shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

See also: flagitious, grievous, monstrous

adjective

See also: frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly

Example sentences

There's nothing atrocious about it; that's what small virtual machines look like.

Jeez, the white-knighting on her user:talk page is atrocious...I say good riddance.

Only really atrocious comments get flagged, and they always have huge negative scores.

The game was absolutely atrocious as a direct result of the goddamn auction house.

Then witnessed their atrocious coverage of WMDs and the drumbeat to the Iraq invasion.

If not, it'd be like Ebay where you see 40 different sellers using the same exact product image, atrocious.

Here in reality, Apple's web services are atrocious.

Most of the companies they deal with are quasi-monopolies that get away with atrocious customer service.

Multimedia support for these environments is just atrocious.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use atrocious in a sentence?

There's nothing atrocious about it; that's what small virtual machines look like.

What does atrocious mean?

shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"