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shockingly terrible or horrible- The live in appalling conditions.
appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible
- She has scheduled a news conference to respond to the appalling accusations.
- Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can't build on it; it's only for wallowing in.Katherine Mansfield
- This is a terrible business, an appalling business.Forster, E. M. -- Howards End
- It was appallingly complicated.Graham Greene -- The Power and the Glory
- An appalling loneliness came over him.C.S. Lewis -- The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
- She glanced in it and was appalled.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- Even Wilbur, who could eat almost anything, was appalled. "Imagine wanting a junky old rotten egg!" he muttered.E. B. White -- Charlotte's Web
- Clary rubbed her sore arms, staring after him, appalled at what she'd done.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- How often was he appalled by some shrub covered with snow, which, like a sheeted specter, beset his very path!Washington Irving -- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- One, with his chin propped on his knees, stared at nothing, in an intolerable and appalling manner:Joseph Conrad -- Heart of Darkness
- "Jace," she whispered, appalled.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- "Not exactly, dear Lady," said Jace, who was, Clary felt, enjoying himself in a truly appalling manner.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- Like nearsightedness, bad posture, and an appalling lack of coordination.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- Clary looked at Jace, appalled.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- From anyone else it would have been an appalling thing to say, but there was no bitterness in his voice for a change, only an ache of loneliness for his own father.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- Clary was appalled.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- Clary was appalled.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- Simon was appalled.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- The young bush pilot was properly appalled by the imminent prospect of birth.Margaret Craven -- I Heard the Owl Call My Name
appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible
appallingly = terribly
appalling = horrible
appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is
appalled = shocked by how horrible something is
appalled = shocked (by a terrible thing)
appalled = horrified (causing strong feelings of disapproval)
appalling = causing strong feelings of disapproval or horror
appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is
appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible
appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible
appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is
appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible
appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is
appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is
appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is
appalled = terrified (dismayed)