What it means
- (adjective) Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous. “Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners.”
- (adjective) Offensive or heinous.
- (adjective) Very bad; abominable, disgusting. “Their taste in clothes is just atrocious.”
Letter analysis
- Atrocious contains 9 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Sub-words
- citrous
- riotous
- actors
- castor
- citrus
- coitus
- costar
- courts
- curios
- racist
- ratios
- rustic
- scrota
- suitor
- actor
- ascot
- astir
- autos
- carts
- coast
- coats
- coots
- court
- crust
- curio
- curst
- iotas
- ratio
- riots
- roast
- roost
- roots
- routs
- scoot
- scour
- scout
- sitar
- sorta
- stair
- stoic
- tacos
- taros
- tiros
- torsi
- torso
- torus
- tours
- trios
- acts
- airs
- arcs
- arts
- auto
- cars
- cart
- cast
- cats
- coat
- coos
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with ATR
- atria
- atrium
- atriums
- atrociously
- atrociousness
- atrocities
- atrocity
- atrophied
- atrophies
- atrophy
- atrophying
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Words ending with OUS
Common questions
What does Atrocious mean?
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
How many letters are in Atrocious?
Atrocious has 9 letters.
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