All 5 Uses of
appalling
in
Frankenstein
- Indeed, who would credit that Justine Moritz, who was so amiable, and fond of all the family, could suddenly become so capable of so frightful, so appalling a crime?†
Chpt 7 *
- I thought of Switzerland; it was far different from this desolate and appalling landscape.†
Chpt 19
- In this manner many appalling hours passed; several of my dogs died, and I myself was about to sink under the accumulation of distress when I saw your vessel riding at anchor and holding forth to me hopes of succour and life.†
Chpt 24
- There is something terribly appalling in our situation, yet my courage and hopes do not desert me.†
Chpt 24
- Never did I behold a vision so horrible as his face, of such loathsome yet appalling hideousness.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(appalling) shockingly terrible or horrible