appallingly

Adverb

Meaning

to an appalling extent

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

infernally extremely poorly badly terrible frightening awful appalling horribly miserably awfully fearfully grimly dreadfully depressingly
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Antonyms

fortunately luckily grandly openly efficiently everywhere
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Phrases with the word

appallingly unwelcome

Examples

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity. Albert Einstein

ABOYNE (vb.) To beat an expert at a game of skill by playing so appallingly that none of his clever tactics or strategies are of any use to him. Douglas Adams

Yes, you are nosy. You're a dreadfully nosy, horribly bossy, appallingly clean old woman. Control yourself. You're victimizing us all. Diana Wynne Jones

We have inherited an incredibly beautiful and complex garden, but the trouble is that we have been appallingly bad gardeners. Gerald Durrell

The corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalizing on the strengths of its people. Marcus Buckingham

Our educational system is appallingly poor right now. Yet, somehow we're turning out some of the most intellectual and powerful sophisticated minds in the world. I think that's because we still have the opportunity here. Malcolm Wallop

Close letter words and terms

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