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ap‧pal‧ling
1 very unpleasant and shocking [= terrible]: She suffered appalling injuries. He was kept in appalling conditions in prison. an appalling famine
She suffered appalling injuries.He was kept in appalling conditions in prison.an appalling famine —appallingly adverb: He behaved appallingly. an appallingly difficult job
WORD FOCUS: bad He behaved appallingly.an appallingly difficult jobWORD FOCUS: bad very bad: awful, terrible, horrible, lousy informal, appalling, ghastly, atrocious, horrendous
bad, but not very bad: not very good, mediocre, second-rate, so-so, lacklustre
of bad quality: shoddy, inferior, poor quality, cheap, crummy informal
bad at doing something: be no good at something
very bad at doing something: hopeless, terrible, useless, lousy informal, incompetent
morally bad: evil, wicked, immoral, corrupt, sick, perverted, degenerate
➔ See also bad
