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appalling
adjective /əˈpɔː.lɪŋ/
/-ˈpɑː-/ Definition
C1 very bad: appalling weather The journey home was appalling.Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad C2 shocking and very bad: appalling injuries Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad appallingly
/-li/ adverb › The number of casualties was appallingly high in both wars. The whole play was appallingly (= very badly) acted.Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad
(Definition of appalling adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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