Definition of atrocious

"atrocious" in the adjective sense

1. atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous

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"

2. atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable

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"

3. atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly

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"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for atrocious

The atrocious crime of being a young man. [ William Pitt ]

Nothing is so atrocious as fancy without taste. [ Goethe ]

All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome. [ Tac ]

atrocious in Scrabble®

The word atrocious is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters atrocious:

ATROCIOUS
(108)
ATROCIOUS
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

cuatros, outsoar, riotous

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word atrocious

ATROCIOUS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In atrocious

ATROCIOUS
(108)
ATROCIOUS
(108)
CUATROS
(86 = 36 + 50)
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RIOTOUS
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RIOTOUS
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ATROCIOUS
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ATROCIOUS
(72)
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RIOTOUS
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atrocious in Words With Friends™

The word atrocious is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters atrocious:

ATROCIOUS
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

cuatros, outsoar, riotous

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word atrocious

ATROCIOUS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In atrocious

ATROCIOUS
(153)
CUATROS
(98 = 63 + 35)
CUATROS
(92 = 57 + 35)
ATROCIOUS
(90)
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(90)
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RIOTOUS
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ATROCIOUS
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(54)
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