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Atrociously

adverb/kˈɑːɹdlaɪk/
Definition
in a terrible manner
to an extravagant or immoderate degree
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɑːɹdlaɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐtɹˈəʊʃəsli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐtɹˈəʊʃəsli/
4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdlaɪk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin a terrible manner
“she sings terribly”
adverbto an extravagant or immoderate degree
“atrociously expensive”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
grausam
auf schreckliche Weise
🇫🇷French
atrocement
d'une manière terrible
🇪🇸Spanish
atrozmente
de una manera terrible
🇮🇹Italian
atrocemente
in modo terribile
🇳🇱Dutch
gruwelijk
op een verschrikkelijke manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
atrozmente
de uma maneira terrível
🇷🇺Russian
зверски
ужасным образом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अत्याचारपूर्वक
भयानक तरीके से
🇧🇩Bengali
নৃশংসভাবে
একটি ভয়ানক উপায়ে
🇮🇳Tamil
கொடூரமாக
ஒரு பயங்கரமான முறையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
దారుణంగా
భయంకరమైన రీతిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
क्रूरपणे
भयानक रीतीने
🇮🇳Gujarati
અત્યાચારી રીતે
ભયંકર રીતે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ರೂರವಾಗಿ
ಭಯಾನಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്രൂരമായി
ഭയങ്കരമായ രീതിയിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅੱਤਿਆਚਾਰ ਨਾਲ
ਇੱਕ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
ظالمانہ طور پر
ایک خوفناک انداز میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
残暴地
以一种可怕的方式
🇯🇵Japanese
ひどく
ひどいやり方で
🇰🇷Korean
잔인하게
끔찍한 방식으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
một cách tàn bạo
một cách khủng khiếp
🇹🇭Thai
โหดร้าย
ในลักษณะที่แย่มาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
dengan kejam
dengan cara yang mengerikan
🇵🇭Filipino
nang malupit
sa isang kakila-kilabot na paraan
🇲🇾Malay
secara kejam
dengan cara yang dahsyat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بفظاعة
بطريقة فظيعة
🇮🇷Persian
به طرز فجیعی
به طرز وحشتناکی
🇹🇷Turkish
acımasızca
korkunç bir şekilde
🇮🇱Hebrew
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'atrociously'?
The primary meaning of 'atrociously' is 'in a terrible manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'atrociously' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'atrociously' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'atrociously' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'atrociously' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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