It is an adjective modifying the subject, but it appears after the verb: Your hat is atrocious. -- 'Atrocious' is a predicate adjective modifying 'hat'. The other kind of adjective is called an attributive adjective , which is an adjective that comes before the noun it modifies: Your atrocious hat is blocking my view.
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