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atrocious
(encz) | atrocious,ohavný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
atrocious
(encz) | atrocious,otřesný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
atrocious
(encz) | atrocious,strašný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
atrocious
(encz) | atrocious,surový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
atrocious
(encz) | atrocious,ukrutný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Atrocious
(gcide) | Atrocious \A*tro"cious\, a. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel, fierce:
cf. F. atroce.]
1. Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as,
atrocious guilt or deeds.
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2. Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.
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Revelations . . . so atrocious that nothing in
history approaches them. --De Quincey.
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3. Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious
distempers. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
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Syn: Atrocious, Flagitious, Flagrant.
Usage: Flagitious points to an act as grossly wicked and
vile; as, a flagitious proposal. Flagrant marks the
vivid impression made upon the mind by something
strikingly wrong or erroneous; as, a flagrant
misrepresentation; a flagrant violation of duty.
Atrocious represents the act as springing from a
violent and savage spirit. If Lord Chatham, instead of
saying "the atrocious crime of being a young man," had
used either of the other two words, his irony would
have lost all its point, in his celebrated reply to
Sir Robert Walpole, as reported by Dr. Johnson.
[1913 Webster] -- A*tro"cious*ly, adv. --
A*tro"cious*ness, n.
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atrocious
(wn) | atrocious
adj 1: shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious
crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a
grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to
commit" [syn: atrocious, flagitious, grievous,
monstrous]
2: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste";
"abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful
manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting";
"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn:
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful,
terrible, unspeakable]
3: provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a
frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even
horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"-
Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" [syn: atrocious,
frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly] |
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atrociously
(encz) | atrociously,otřesně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Atrocious
(gcide) | Atrocious \A*tro"cious\, a. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel, fierce:
cf. F. atroce.]
1. Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as,
atrocious guilt or deeds.
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2. Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.
[1913 Webster]
Revelations . . . so atrocious that nothing in
history approaches them. --De Quincey.
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3. Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious
distempers. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Atrocious, Flagitious, Flagrant.
Usage: Flagitious points to an act as grossly wicked and
vile; as, a flagitious proposal. Flagrant marks the
vivid impression made upon the mind by something
strikingly wrong or erroneous; as, a flagrant
misrepresentation; a flagrant violation of duty.
Atrocious represents the act as springing from a
violent and savage spirit. If Lord Chatham, instead of
saying "the atrocious crime of being a young man," had
used either of the other two words, his irony would
have lost all its point, in his celebrated reply to
Sir Robert Walpole, as reported by Dr. Johnson.
[1913 Webster] -- A*tro"cious*ly, adv. --
A*tro"cious*ness, n.
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Atrociously
(gcide) | Atrocious \A*tro"cious\, a. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel, fierce:
cf. F. atroce.]
1. Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as,
atrocious guilt or deeds.
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2. Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.
[1913 Webster]
Revelations . . . so atrocious that nothing in
history approaches them. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
3. Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious
distempers. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Atrocious, Flagitious, Flagrant.
Usage: Flagitious points to an act as grossly wicked and
vile; as, a flagitious proposal. Flagrant marks the
vivid impression made upon the mind by something
strikingly wrong or erroneous; as, a flagrant
misrepresentation; a flagrant violation of duty.
Atrocious represents the act as springing from a
violent and savage spirit. If Lord Chatham, instead of
saying "the atrocious crime of being a young man," had
used either of the other two words, his irony would
have lost all its point, in his celebrated reply to
Sir Robert Walpole, as reported by Dr. Johnson.
[1913 Webster] -- A*tro"cious*ly, adv. --
A*tro"cious*ness, n.
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atrociousness
(gcide) | atrociousness \atrociousness\ n.
1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
Syn: atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness.
[WordNet 1.5]Atrocious \A*tro"cious\, a. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel, fierce:
cf. F. atroce.]
1. Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as,
atrocious guilt or deeds.
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2. Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.
[1913 Webster]
Revelations . . . so atrocious that nothing in
history approaches them. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
3. Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious
distempers. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Atrocious, Flagitious, Flagrant.
Usage: Flagitious points to an act as grossly wicked and
vile; as, a flagitious proposal. Flagrant marks the
vivid impression made upon the mind by something
strikingly wrong or erroneous; as, a flagrant
misrepresentation; a flagrant violation of duty.
Atrocious represents the act as springing from a
violent and savage spirit. If Lord Chatham, instead of
saying "the atrocious crime of being a young man," had
used either of the other two words, his irony would
have lost all its point, in his celebrated reply to
Sir Robert Walpole, as reported by Dr. Johnson.
[1913 Webster] -- A*tro"cious*ly, adv. --
A*tro"cious*ness, n.
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Atrociousness
(gcide) | atrociousness \atrociousness\ n.
1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
Syn: atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness.
[WordNet 1.5]Atrocious \A*tro"cious\, a. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel, fierce:
cf. F. atroce.]
1. Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as,
atrocious guilt or deeds.
[1913 Webster]
2. Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.
[1913 Webster]
Revelations . . . so atrocious that nothing in
history approaches them. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
3. Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious
distempers. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Atrocious, Flagitious, Flagrant.
Usage: Flagitious points to an act as grossly wicked and
vile; as, a flagitious proposal. Flagrant marks the
vivid impression made upon the mind by something
strikingly wrong or erroneous; as, a flagrant
misrepresentation; a flagrant violation of duty.
Atrocious represents the act as springing from a
violent and savage spirit. If Lord Chatham, instead of
saying "the atrocious crime of being a young man," had
used either of the other two words, his irony would
have lost all its point, in his celebrated reply to
Sir Robert Walpole, as reported by Dr. Johnson.
[1913 Webster] -- A*tro"cious*ly, adv. --
A*tro"cious*ness, n.
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atrociously
(wn) | atrociously
adv 1: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn:
terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably,
abysmally, rottenly]
2: to an extravagant or immoderate degree; "atrociously
expensive" [syn: outrageously, atrociously] |
atrociousness
(wn) | atrociousness
n 1: the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn:
atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness,
heinousness] |
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