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somber

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s?mb?/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?mb?/

Adjective

somber (comparative somberer, superlative somberest)

  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of sombre

Verb

somber (third-person singular simple present sombers, present participle sombering, simple past and past participle sombered)

  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of sombre

References

  • somber in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • somber in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • bromes, ombres, sombre

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

somber (comparative somberder, superlative somberst)

  1. somber (US), sombre (Commonwealth)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • somberaar
  • somberen
  • somberheid
  • sombermans

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atrocious

English

Etymology

From Latin atr?x (cruel, fierce, frightful) +? -ious.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ?-tr??-sh?s
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??t?????s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??t?o???s/
  • Rhymes: -????s
  • Hyphenation: a?tro?cious

Adjective

atrocious (comparative more atrocious, superlative most atrocious)

  1. Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
  2. Offensive or heinous.
  3. Very bad; abominable, disgusting.

Derived terms

  • atrociously
  • atrociousness
  • vomitrocious

Related terms

  • atrocity

Translations

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