All 4 Uses
appalling
in
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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- Obviously somebody had been appallingly incompetent and he hoped to God it wasn't him.†
Chpt 1 *appallingly = in a manner that shocks with its terribleness or horribleness
- The peculiar man waved a lazy wave at Ford and with an appalling affectation of nonchalance said, "Ford, hi, how are you?†
Chpt 13appalling = shockingly terrible or horrible
- So there you have it," said Slartibartfast, making a feeble and perfunctory attempt to clear away some of the appalling mess of his study.†
Chpt 30
- The aircar rocketed them at speeds in excess of R17 through the steel tunnels that led out on to the appalling surface of the planet which was now in the grip of yet another drear morning twilight.†
Chpt 34
Definitions:
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(1)
(appalling) shockingly terrible or horrible
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)