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appallingly

adverb

Definition of appallinglynext
as in horribly

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Recent Examples of appallingly West Ham are relegated, sorry Spurs survive The odds were stacked against West Ham United beating relegation yesterday and even in a year when Tottenham Hotspur plumbed appallingly abject depths, few clubs deserved it more. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026 With respect to humor’s inherent subjectivity, the appallingly ugly aesthetics of the AI overwhelm any possible comedic sensibility on display. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026 Democrats appallingly gamed the system early on by inserting their activists (rather than fair-minded community members) on the map-drawing panels. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025 But the rest of the movie is straight-faced, as though its story of two reckless sociopaths vying to destroy the world in their respective modes weren’t appallingly depressing. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025 This subtle bait and switch from a national identity crisis to a personal identity crisis is imaginative and, for a time, intriguing, with Gadebois doing some very heavy lifting as the bad guy that means well but, nevertheless, behaves appallingly. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025 The novel was adapted into a successful play, and Carson followed it with two sequels, before her death from cancer, in 1941, by which time the prescience of her fiction had become appallingly evident. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appallingly
  1. horribly
  2. terribly
  3. awfully
  4. dreadfully
  5. horrendously
  6. sickeningly
  7. disturbingly
  8. alarmingly
Adverb
  • The depiction of schizophrenia on screen — especially in horror movies — has largely seen the mental health condition linked to violent and unpredictable rages, showing people when something has gone horribly wrong.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Iryna Rybakova is horribly aware that the front line is inching toward Kramatorsk.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of horribly
Adverb
  • Fortunately, if no less terribly, there is more to the story, and many of the most compelling scenes have little or nothing to do with Michael.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • This is not at all to suggest Tove Lo has become terribly sensible, though.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • The details on the new system are still months away, expected in February, which is getting awfully close to the start of the 2027-28 school year, when the changes are intended to be in effect.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • So Tesla was claiming to get awfully close to that, match its top speed of about 256 mph (412 km/h), and deliver 621 miles (1,000 km) of range for a tenth of the price.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of awfully
Adverb
  • Although Yamaha has been dreadfully slow about bringing its motorcycles to India, the R2 made its global debut there this week.
    — Yamaha, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Made from 100 percent cotton, this lightweight number is extremely soft and a great option for dreadfully hot days.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreadfully
Adverb
  • The less said about Bryan’s horrendously gauche fuchsia-and-gold dress with puffy armholes and halter neck the better.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Too little regulation could allow the unleashing of devilish AI that might wipe us out or at least be horrendously destructive.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of horrendously
Adverb
  • And yet, Paul can’t help but impose and offend, making even his expertise in home security sickeningly useless.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • The rungs were slippery with rain, and the bridge wobbled sickeningly with each step.
    — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of sickeningly
Adverb
  • His Chris Hansen is all flashy surface, full of jittery go-getter energy and disturbingly devoid of inner life.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • With Bryce Young as their starting quarterback the past three seasons, the Panthers have been disturbingly consistent in their Week 1 deficiencies, losing 26-10, 47-10 and 24-10.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbingly
Adverb
  • But with The Social Reckoning not playing festivals ahead of its October 9 premiere and a trailer that looked alarmingly chintzy, the buzz is somewhat lacking for that movie.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • College campuses are alarmingly under-populated, said Marina Villeneuve in The Guardian.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of alarmingly

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“Appallingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appallingly. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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