ATRO'CIOUS, adjective [Latin atrox, trux, fierce, cruel.]
1. Extremely hainous, criminal or cruel; enormous; outrageous; as atrocious guilt or offense.
2. Very grievous; violent; as atrocious distempers.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.