All 5 Uses of
appalling
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- I warn him that, in such an event, a spirit will go forth in their midst, more to be dreaded than the most appalling earthquake.†
Chpt 10 *appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible
- I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes,—a justifier of the most appalling barbarity,—a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds,—and a dark shelter under, which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of slaveholders find the strongest protection.†
Chpt 10
- This in itself was sometimes enough to stagger us; but when we permitted ourselves to survey the road, we were frequently appalled.†
Chpt 10appalled = shocked by how terrible or horrible something is
- I say, this picture sometimes appalled us, and made us "rather bear those ills we had, Than fly to others, that we knew not of."†
Chpt 10
- The appalling defeat I then sustained returned to torment me.†
Chpt 11appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible