atrocious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

shockingly brutal or cruel
- "murder is an atrocious crime"
exceptionally bad or displeasing
- "atrocious taste"
provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill
- "an atrocious automobile accident"

Adj

Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
Offensive or heinous.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin atrōx (“cruel, fierce, frightful”) + -ious.

Synonyms

abominable, awful, dreadful, flagitious, frightful, grievous, horrible, horrifying, monstrous, painful, terrible, ugly, unspeakable

Scrabble Score: 11

atrocious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
atrocious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
atrocious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

atrocious is a valid Words With Friends word