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Atrocious vs Impious - What's the difference?

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Atrocious is a related term of impious.


As adjectives the difference between atrocious and impious

is that atrocious is frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous while impious is not pious.

atrocious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous.
  • Offensive or heinous. (rfex)
  • Very bad; abominable or disgusting.
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    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "atrocious" is often applied: crime, act, murder, condition, spelling, grammar.

    Related terms

    * atrocity

    impious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not pious
  • lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god