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appalling

[ uh-paw-ling ]

/ əˈpɔ lɪŋ /

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adjective

causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.

Origin of appalling

First recorded in 1810–20; appall + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM appalling

ap·pall·ing·ly, adverb un·ap·pall·ing, adjective un·ap·pall·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby appalling

appalachian mountains, appalachian spring, appalachian tea, appalachian trail, appall, appalling, appaloosa, appanage, appar., apparat, apparatchik

Example sentences from the Web for appallingly

His course managed to be both dreadfully dull and appallingly difficult, with few light moments.

Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor |S. C. Gwynne |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The government should be asking the relatives of Alan Turing to pardon them for treating him so appallingly!

Charles Dance on Tywin Lannister’s S5 Return, A ‘Game of Thrones’ Movie,’ and Sexy Peter Dinklage |Marlow Stern |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
However, cases involving violence against women have a traditionally—and appallingly—low rate of conviction in India.

The Despicable Persistence of the Dowry in India |Nishita Jha |August 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They often work amid these risks for an appallingly low salary.

Fear and Loathing in Mexico |Karla Zabludovsky |May 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

And most appallingly of all, how in the world is Social Security getting dragged into this?

Michael Tomasky on How Obama Shouldn’t Back Down Vs. the GOP |Michael Tomasky |November 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He was appallingly dressed: his clothes torn and dirty, soaked with a night's rain.

Crime and Punishment |Fyodor Dostoevsky
The sound echoed in the silent street, appallingly to one who knew what Addington streets were and what proprieties lined them.

The Prisoner |Alice Brown
At length there came a flash so appallingly bright that in its glare Nature seemed to be standing still.

The Lair of the White Worm |Bram Stoker
He was appallingly efficient himself and I do not think he ever altered his perfectly just opinion of me.

A Padre in France |George A. Birmingham
He talked almost breathlessly as though he had much to say and an appallingly short time to say it in.

The Man from the Bitter Roots |Caroline Lockhart

British Dictionary definitions for appallingly

appalling

/ (əˈpɔːlɪŋ) /

adjective

causing extreme dismay, horror, or revulsion

very bad

Derived forms of appalling

appallingly, adverb