appalling

adjective

ap·pall·ing

Definition of appalling

: inspiring horror, dismay, or disgust living under appalling conditions appalling savagery

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We drove by an appalling accident on the highway. opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling

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In the streets between Restaurant Floreyn and Le Restaurant are countless cool cafés, notably Bakers & Roasters , the Avocado Show (expect to endure appalling lines), and Little Collins. — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why We Keep Going Back to Amsterdam," 24 Dec. 2018 Save your treadmill runs for when the weather or conditions are truly appalling or unsafe. — Emilia Benton, SELF, "Here's How to Get the Most Out of Using the Treadmill for Race Training," 11 Aug. 2018 The traumas caused by gas attacks, the appalling lack of sanitation in the trenches, and the absence of antibiotics often overwhelmed field hospitals. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Five Innovations to Emerge From the First World War," 11 Nov. 2018 The Wi-Fi This isn’t the appalling connectivity of Amtrak or the mediocrity of in-flight Wi-Fi. — Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, "Riding the Brightline, America’s Train of the Future," 25 Sep. 2018 Twelve other current and former employees spoke to a WBUR reporter, backing up the official complaints with their own accounts of appalling behavior. — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Tom Ashbrook’s apology not accepted," 12 Apr. 2018 Migraines can last for up to six days, which is appalling but not a guarantee. — Korin Miller, SELF, "How Long Can a Migraine Last? (Because It Feels Like FOREVER)," 7 Sep. 2018 Yet as appalling as Luther's intolerance of his Jewish contemporaries was, Luther was not an anti-Semite. — Mark Pratt, Fox News, "Martin Luther letter critical of Jews is up for auction," 10 July 2018 But while Fallon backed off the critical refrain, hearing comedians take the moral high ground against appalling acts of the administration seems to have become a routinized part of late night. — Aja Romano, Vox, "“The sadness just writes itself”: late-night hosts on Trump’s border separation policy," 20 June 2018

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