atrociously


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a·tro·cious

 (ə-trō′shəs)
adj.
1. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime.
2. Exceptionally bad; abominable: atrocious decor; atrocious behavior.

[From Latin atrōx, atrōc-, frightful, cruel; see āter- in Indo-European roots.]

a·tro′cious·ly adv.
a·tro′cious·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.atrociously - in a terrible manneratrociously - in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"
2.atrociously - to an extravagant or immoderate degree; "atrociously expensive"
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Translations

atrociously

[əˈtrəuʃəslɪ] ADV
1. (= shockingly) [treat] → atrozmente
he was atrociously bad-temperedtenía un genio atroz
2. (= badly) [sing, spell, behave] → pésimamente, espantosamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

atrociously

[əˈtrəʊʃəsli] adv [behave, perform, spell] → de façon exécrable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

atrociously

[əˈtrəʊʃəslɪ] adv (cruelly) → atrocemente; (appallingly) → terribilmente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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