atrociousness
atrociousness noun: the state or quality of being atrocious.
Noun
atrociousness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being atrocious.
- 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.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
- 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.1830, Theodore Dwight Weld, The Bible against Slavery, New York, page 12
- Synonyms:
- atrocity
atrociousness meaning in Tamil
atrociousness in Tamil
- மகாகோரம்
Synonyms of atrociousness
Origin of atrociousness
From atrocious + -ness.
Questions about atrociousness
- What does atrociousness mean?
- Atrociousness means the state or quality of being atrocious.
- What is atrociousness in Tamil?
- Atrociousness in Tamil is மகாகோரம். See Atrociousness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is atrociousness?
- Atrociousness is a noun.
Words near atrociousness in the dictionary
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