atrocious

(ə-trō'shəs)
adj.

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

[From Latin atrōx, atrōc-, frightful, cruel.]

atrociously a·tro'cious·ly adv.
atrociousness a·tro'cious·ness n.

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adjective

1. Disgracefully and grossly offensive: heinous, monstrous, outrageous, scandalous, shocking. Archaic enormous. See right/wrong.
2. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings: disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile. See like/dislike, pain/pleasure.

adj

Definition: offensive
Antonyms: inoffensive

Outrageously wicked and vile. See 399 So. 2d 973, 977. An atrocious act is one that demonstrates depraved and insensitive brutality on the part of the perpetrator; conduct that exhibits a senselessly immoderate application of extreme violence for a criminal purpose.

IN BRIEF: adv. - In a terrible manner; To an extravagant or immoderate degree.

PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway called the offer "atrociously bad behavior from a company with a history of atrociously bad behavior." — http://money.cnn.com/2003/06/06/technology/oracle_peoplesoft/

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - modbydelig, forfærdelig, rædselsfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
afschuwelijk, wreed, afgrijselijk

Français (French)
adj. - atroce, affreux, horrible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - scheußlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στυγερός, φρικαλέος, φριχτός, απαίσιος, απάνθρωπος, αποτρόπαιος

Italiano (Italian)
atroce, orribile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atroz, cruel, brutal

Русский (Russian)
ужасный, жестокий, зверский, свирепый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - atroz, horroroso, abominable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ohygglig, gräslig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
残暴的, 凶恶的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 殘暴的, 兇惡的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흉악한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 極悪な, おそるべき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ردي جدا, وحشي, سفاح, شنيع, بغيض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אכזרי, רע, מזוויע‬

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