atrocious
adjective
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal.
atrociousness
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a word derived from
atrocious.
Example Sentences
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Although he may have been outdone in general atrociousness by that slavery-era trio, the historians’ panel found little to recommend him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
For centuries now, everyone seemed to agree on Amy’s atrociousness.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2020
What made the Gulf War and the Iraq War different from others in the immemorial annals of human atrociousness?
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 25, 2019
Yet, much as I enjoyed the festively inane Snowman, I was far more impressed by Geostorm, a film on a much higher level of atrociousness than Der Flop from Dee Fjords.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2017
He had seen red with passion at her atrociousness too often, and, somehow, everything that she stood for had been part of the ache in him.
From The Vertical City by Fannie Hurst
