appallingly

[US]/ə'pɔ:liŋli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a manner that causes extreme disgust or horror.

Example Sentences

the bass and drums are, even on CD, appallingly muzzy.

she never minded housework—Jenny said she was appallingly unliberated.

She has behaved appallingly—I must say I thought better of her.

His language is appallingly coarse sometimes.He might at least try to bridle his tongue in front of the children.

"The state of elephant health in the US is appallingly poor," said Elliott Katz, a veterinarian and president of California-based In Defense of Animals.

The service at the restaurant was appallingly slow.

The quality of the product was appallingly poor.

She was appallingly rude to her colleagues.

The movie was appallingly violent.

The weather was appallingly hot.

The traffic was appallingly heavy during rush hour.

The company's financial situation was appallingly dire.

Her behavior was appallingly inappropriate for the occasion.

The noise level in the apartment was appallingly loud.

The team's performance was appallingly bad.

Real-world Examples

Again, appallingly, the year most of you were born.

Source: 2015 Natalie Harvard Graduation Speech

Well, it has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2014

Why do you think I went on about myself so appallingly?

Source: Modern Family Season 9

Compared with UBS, Credit Suisse was appallingly inefficient.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

He was appallingly fat and succulent.

Source: Cross Stream (Part 1)

And somehow, 17 years and many school shootings later, it's still appallingly easy.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2017 Collection

I admit she is a Philistine, appallingly ignorant, and her taste in art is false.

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

She was appallingly narrow, but her consciousness of wider things gave to her narrowness a pathetic charm.

Source: The places where angels dare not tread.

But secondly, we’ve learnt how appallingly prickly and intolerant society has become of even the mildest adverse comment.

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

It was appallingly easy for a 17-year-old boy to buy guns, both legally and illegally, without my permission or knowledge.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2017 Collection

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