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atrocious definition

atro·cious (ə trō′s̸həs)

adjective

  1. very cruel, evil, brutal, etc.
  2. appalling or dismaying
  3. very bad, unpleasant, offensive, inferior, etc. an atrocious joke

Etymology: < L atrox, (gen. atrocis), fierce, cruel < ater, black + -ox < ? base of oculus, eye

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