appallingly
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6.8
- adverb
- /əˈpɔːlɪŋli/
:
horriblemente
- What you're doing is in appallingly poor taste.
- appallingly high
And of course, male suicides appallingly high.
- And of course, male suicides appallingly high.
- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
- Under adverse circumstances, the calibrations and calculations of neighborliness can go appallingly awry.
- So we're told and invited, and we're invited and then told to think appallingly of ourselves.
Examples
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But the educational system in Indonesia is appallingly bad: most people here have little knowledge of history, literature, or current affairs.
Academic text (2004) -
And you really are an appallingly bad public speaker.
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I have never in my entire experience... known anyone treat people as appallingly as you do.
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I feel appallingly guilty that I did not come last night when I could have saved his life.
Fiction book (1993) -
The poor Duke is being treated appallingly.
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The quality of many biological data is appallingly poor.
Academic text (2002) -
Parking is a nightmare, even by Greek cities' appallingly low standards.
Blog text (24) -
The number of gorillas that you report is appallingly low.
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Global ignorance, in fact, is appallingly prevalent even among scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals who write about globalization and world history.
Academic text (2000) -
Many students are appallingly unprepared for college-level coursework.
Synonyms
378
1.0
In a very bad way
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
70
3.0
To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way
18
5.5
In a very ugly or shocking way
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
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4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
7
7.7
In a very strange and ugly way that feels shocking
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5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
6
8.2
In an extremely bad and obvious way that shocks people
6
6.5
In a way that shocks people because it is too large or unfair
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
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7.3
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
4
7.0
In a very bad way that shows poor quality or failure
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
8.2
In a very rude and cruel way
3
7.0
In a way that makes you feel very disgusted or sick
2
6.9
In a way that shocks and disgusts people
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
1
7.0
In a very bad and unpleasant way
1
7.9
In a very bad, shameful way that deserves strong criticism
1
7.7
In a way that causes strong disgust
1
7.2
In a way that causes strong disgust or dislike
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
7.5
In a way that makes people feel surprised and upset
1
9.3
In a cruel way that shows pleasure at other people's pain
1
8.6
In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval
1
8.8
In a way that causes great fear or pain
1
7.5
It happens in a very unpleasant and frightening way
Antonyms
How Shocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Appallingly comes from appall, which comes from an old word meaning 'to make pale', like the English word pale. So, when something is done appallingly, it is so bad or shocking that it would 'make you turn pale', which is why appallingly means very bad or shocking.