a frightful crime of decapitation.
a grievous crime.
a grievous offense against morality.
a painful performance.
abominable workmanship.
an alarming, even horrifying, picture.
an atrocious automobile accident.
an awful voice.
an ugly wound.
an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room.
atrocious taste.
dreadful manners.
murder is an atrocious crime.
no excess was too monstrous for them to commit.
terrible handwriting.
war is beyond all words horrible.