atrocious (s)
flagitious (s)
grievous (s)
monstrous (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def shockingly brutal or cruel
examples murder is an atrocious crime
a grievous offense against morality
a grievous crime
no excess was too monstrous for them to commit
Outgoing links
Similar to evil
Derivationally related form monstrous → monster; monstrous → monstrosity
Derivationally related form atrocious → atrocity; atrocious → atrocity
Derivationally related form atrocious → atrociousness
Incoming links
Similar to evil
Derived from adjective monstrously → monstrous
Derivationally related form atrocity → atrocious; atrocity → atrocious
Derivationally related form atrociousness → atrocious
Derivationally related form monstrosity → monstrous; monster → monstrous

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