appalling
11appalling */ — UK [əˈpɔːlɪŋ] / US [əˈpɔlɪŋ] adjective a) very unpleasant and shocking The conditions in the camps were absolutely appalling. b) very bad or disappointing appalling weather The jokes were absolutely appalling. Derived word: appallingly adverb At… …
12appalling — appallingly, adv. /euh paw ling/, adj. causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners. [1810 20; APPALL + ING2] * * * …
13appalling — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, sound ADVERB ▪ really, truly ▪ absolutely, the most, quite …
14appalling — adjective 1 so bad or unpleasant that you are shocked: We heard the appalling news about the earthquake. 2 very bad: Morrisson s last album was absolutely appalling. appallingly adverb: You ve behaved apallingly. | appallingly bad taste …
15appalling — adjective 1) an appalling crime Syn: shocking, horrific, horrifying, horrible, terrible, awful, dreadful, ghastly, hideous, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, abominable, abhorrent, outrageous, gruesome, grisly …
16appalling — adjective 1) an appalling crime Syn: horrific, shocking, horrible, terrible, awful, dreadful, ghastly, hideous, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, abominable, outrageous 2) informal your schoolwork is appalling …
17appalling — [əˈpɔːlɪŋ] adj extremely bad or shocking The conditions they live in are appalling.[/ex] appalling weather[/ex] …
18appalling — I noun an experience that appalls (Freq. 1) is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it? • Hypernyms: ↑experience II adjective causing consternation (Freq. 4) appall …
19Appalling — Appall Ap*pall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appalling}.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See Pale, a., and cf. {Pall}.] 1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]… …
20appalling — adjective Date: 1817 inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust < living under appalling conditions > • appallingly adverb …
