atrocious
adjective
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal.
atrociously
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a word derived from
atrocious.
Example Sentences
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The publishing house Grasset also came to his defence, saying the allegations "are atrociously injurious to a writer with an exceptional life-story" whose "work of creation is original and powerful."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The 23-year-old will start at full-back in the only personnel change to the team that beat Scotland 18-15 last weekend in atrociously wet conditions in Rome.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
“There’s this person who’s a repeat offender, who’s been behaving atrociously, and as opposed to shutting them down and shutting the production down, there’s an effort to save the movie and them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
A new report details how atrociously Facebook behaved last year when it faced having to pay for news content it had been getting for free.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
His voice was loud, warbled, and atrociously off-key.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
