Both Uses of
atrocious
in
The House of the Spirits
- She returned to her room relieved to know that her nerves were not failing her but that something atrocious was going on in her husband's secret den.†
Chpt 8 *
- Then she felt the atrocious pain that coursed through her body, filling it completely, and that she would never forget as long as she lived.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
exceptionally bad, cruel, or ugly