appalling

Horrifying and astonishing.

Adjective

  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
    • That was an appalling waste of money.
  2. Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
    • Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached...
    • Karius has too much previous for this to be considered a one-off and, as goalkeeping mistakes go, his errors in the 51st and 83rd minutes were as bad as one another. In fact, they were not just bad. They were appalling,...
    • All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to run riot through the train. Their...

Origin

By surface analysis, appall + -ing.

Forms

more appalling most appalling

Synonyms

awful grotesque horrid hideous terrible

Derived

appallingly appallingness unappalling

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of appall