All 3 Uses of
appalling
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- There is my explanation; it is sad enough, Poole, ay, and appalling to consider; but it is plain and natural, hangs well together, and delivers us from all exorbitant alarms.†
p. 58..8 *
- The besiegers, appalled by their own riot and the stillness that had succeeded, stood back a little and peered in.†
p. 64..0
- I still hated and feared the thought of the brute that slept within me, and I had not of course forgotten the appalling dangers of the day before; but I was once more at home, in my own house and close to my drugs; and gratitude for my escape shone so strong in my soul that it almost rivalled the brightness of hope.†
p. 104..6
Definition:
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(appalling) shockingly terrible or horrible