Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - atrocious
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Atrocious
atrocious
1. If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad. The food here is atrocious. = appalling, abominable ADJ c darkgreen]emphasis • atrociously He had written the note from memory, word perfect, and spelled atrociously. ADV: ADV adj/-ed, ADV after v 2. If you describe someone’s behaviour or their actions as atrocious, you mean that it is unacceptable because it is extremely violent or cruel. The judge said he had committed atrocious crimes against women... = appalling ADJ 3. If you say that weather conditions are atrocious, you mean they are very bad, for example that it is extremely cold, wet, or windy. = appalling ADJ
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1.
adjective Etymology: Latin atroc-, atrox gloomy, ~, from atr-, ater black + -oc-, -ox (akin to Greek ops eye) — more at eye Date: 1658 1. extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel ; barbaric 2. appalling, horrifying the ~ weapons of modern war 3. a. utterly revolting ; abominable ~ working conditions b. of very poor quality ~ handwriting • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adj. 1 very bad or unpleasant (atrocious weather; their manners were atrocious). 2 extremely savage or wicked (atrocious cruelty). Derivatives atrociously adv. atrociousness n. Etymology: L atrox -ocis cruel ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
прил.; юр. жестокий, зверский (о преступлении) atrocious crime — жестокое, зверское преступление ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
4.
1. жестокий, свирепый, ужасный atrocious crime —- зверское, (гнусное) преступление atrocious weapons of modern warfare —- чудовищное оружие современной войны atrocious working conditions —- ужасающие условия труда 2. разг. отвратительный, противный atrocious weather —- отвратительная (гнусная погода) atrocious handwriting —- отвратительный почерк atrocious dress —- ужасное платье ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) жестокий, зверский 2) coll. ужасный, отвратительный atrocious weather - отвратительная погода Syn: see outrageous ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
~ adj extremely bad or showing no ability to do something at all (atrocious weather | Her singing was atrocious. | atrocious housing conditions) - atrociously adv - atrociousness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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