Atrociousness
Examples
“1689, Francis Grant, Lord Cullen, The Loyalists Reasons for His Giving Obedience, and Swearing Allegiance, to the Present⟳ Government, Edinburgh: J. Reid, pp. 34-35, If there be joyned to [injustice] an other vice […] , if it be frequent and habitual, in a Person of perfect Age, all these Aggravations augment its Atrociousness.”
“The atrociousness of a crime, depends greatly upon the nature, character, and condition of the victim. […] To steal⟳ bread from a full man, is theft; to steal⟳ it from a starving man, is both theft and murder⟳.”
“[…] as the day dawned, the atrociousness of his conduct became apparent.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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