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atrociously

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a·tro·cious  (-trshs)
adj.
1. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime.
2. Exceptionally bad; abominable: atrocious decor; atrocious behavior.
[From Latin atrx, atrc-, frightful, cruel; see ter- in Indo-European roots.]
a·trocious·ly adv.
a·trocious·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.atrociouslyatrociously - in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"
abysmally, rottenly, terribly, abominably, awfully
2.atrociously - to an extravagant or immoderate degree; "atrociously expensive"
outrageously
Translations
atrociously [əˈtrəuʃəslɪ] ADV
1. (= shockingly) [treat] → atrozmente
he was atrociously bad-tempered → tenía un genio atroz
2. (= badly) [sing, spell, behave] → pésimamente, espantosamente
atrociously [əˈtrəʊʃəsli] adv [behave, perform, spell] → de façon exécrable
atrociously [əˈtrəʊʃəslɪ] adv (cruelly) → atrocemente; (appallingly) → terribilmente
atrociously [əˈtrəʊʃəslɪ] adv (cruelly) → atrocemente; (appallingly) → terribilmente


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If the Mediterranean, the venerable (and sometimes atrociously ill- tempered) nurse of all navigators, was to rock my youth, the providing of the cradle necessary for that operation was entrusted by Fate to the most casual assemblage of irresponsible young men(all, however, older than myself) that, as if drunk with Provencal sunshine, frittered life away in joyous levity on the model of Balzac's "Histoire des Treize" qualified by a dash of romance DE CAPE ET D'EPEE.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
When Don Quixote saw the state he was in he said, "I have now come to the conclusion, good Sancho, that this castle or inn is beyond a doubt enchanted, because those who have so atrociously diverted themselves with thee, what can they be but phantoms or beings of another world?
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
And the guests--how atrociously they are behaving; what riot they make over the whole house; it is enough to disgust any respectable person who comes near them.
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