Both Uses of
appalling
in
Oliver Twist
- Then, falling upon his knees, he prayed Heaven to spare him from such deeds; and rather to will that he should die at once, than be reserved for crimes, so fearful and appalling.†
Chpt 20 *appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible
- Master Charles Bates, appalled by Sikes's crime, fell into a train of reflection whether an honest life was not, after all, the best.†
Chpt 53appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is