Atrocious
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 22 crossword solutions for Atrocious which appeared recently in The Guardian Quick.

We have deemed Atrocious as a COMMON crossword clue as we have seen it included in several crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "APPALLING".

Publications

  • The Guardian Quick - Monday, 7 Jun 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 12 Feb 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 24 Nov 2020

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BAD
Nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"

4 letters

UGLY
Morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

DIRE
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

5 letters

AWFUL
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"

7 letters

PAINFUL
Causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

HEINOUS
Extremely wicked, deeply criminal; "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"

UNGODLY
Characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin; "iniquitous deeds"; "he said it was sinful to wear lipstick"; "ungodly acts"

8 letters

BARBARIC
Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"

HORRIBLE
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"

TERRIBLE
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"

SHOCKING
Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident"

HORRIFIC
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

DREADFUL
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"

GRIEVOUS
Causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"

9 letters

MONSTROUS
Abnormally large

FRIGHTFUL
Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"

APPALLING
Causing consternation; "appalling conditions"

10 letters

OUTRAGEOUS
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

HORRIFYING
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"

FLAGITIOUS
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"

ABOMINABLE
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"

11 letters

UNSPEAKABLE
Defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"