appallingly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ʌˈpɑlɪŋli/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English appalling Middle English -ly English -ly English appallingly From appalling + -ly.
Meanings
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In an appalling manner.
She performed appallingly on standard neurological tests, which are, as Sacks perceptively notes, specifically designed to deconstruct the whole person into a stack of 'abilities'.
1997, Guy Claxton, Hare brain, tortoise mind: why intelligence increases when you think less:[A] very hot-cross bun voice bellowed from the shop, ‘Wash it out this that, you trollop,’ and a pail of slops shot out of the shop all over the little woman, who squalled appallingly.
1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most appallingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more appallingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
it spaventosamente (in an appalling manner) · pt pavorosamente (in an appalling manner)