atrocious
adjective
[ əˈtrəʊʃəs ]
• horrifyingly wicked.
• "atrocious cruelties"
Similar:
brutal,
barbaric,
barbarous,
brutish,
savage,
vicious,
wicked,
cruel,
nasty,
ruthless,
merciless,
villainous,
murderous,
heinous,
nefarious,
monstrous,
base,
low,
low-down,
vile,
inhuman,
infernal,
dark,
black,
black-hearted,
fiendish,
hellish,
diabolical,
ghastly,
horrible,
abominable,
outrageous,
offensive,
hateful,
disgusting,
despicable,
contemptible,
loathsome,
odious,
revolting,
repellent,
repugnant,
abhorrent,
harrowing,
nightmarish,
gruesome,
grisly,
sickening,
nauseating,
horrifying,
hideous,
unspeakable,
unforgivable,
intolerable,
beyond the pale,
scandalous,
flagrant,
execrable,
horrid,
gross,
sick-making,
sick,
beastly,
disgustful,
loathly,
scurvy,
egregious,
flagitious,
cacodemonic,
facinorous,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin atrox, atroc- ‘cruel’ + -ious.
