Dictionary Entry

atrocious

atrocious is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1adjective
Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds.
2adjective
Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.
3adjective
Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious distempers.
4adjective
provoking horror- Winston Churchill
"an atrocious automobile accident"
"a frightful crime of decapitation"
Synonyms
frightful horrible horrifying ugly
5adjective
exceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"
"abominable workmanship"
Synonyms
abominable awful dreadful painful terrible unspeakable
6adjective
shockingly brutal or cruel
"murder is an atrocious crime"
"a grievous offense against morality"
Synonyms
flagitious grievous monstrous

Synonyms

frightful horrible horrifying ugly abominable awful dreadful painful terrible unspeakable flagitious grievous monstrous

Common word forms

atrociously atrociousness

Words from these letters

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