20140324 Word of the day

 ATROCIOUS

1
:  extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel :  barbaric
2
:  appalling, horrifying <the atrocious weapons of modern war>
3
a :  utterly revolting :  abominable <atrocious working conditions>
b :  of very poor quality <atrocious handwriting>
— atro·cious·ly adverb
— atro·cious·ness noun
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Examples of ATROCIOUS

an atrocious period in the nation's history
<an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force>
… much of the manufactured-home industry employed sales practices that were atrocious. The need for meaningful down payments was frequently ignored. Sometimes fakery was involved. Moreover, impossible-to-meet monthly payments were being agreed to by borrowers who signed up because they had nothing to lose. —Warren E. Buffett, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2009