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APPALLINGLY

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ap⋅pall⋅ing

  [uh-paw-ling]
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–adjective
causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.
Origin:
1810–20; appall + -ing 2

Related forms:
ap⋅pall⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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ap·pall·ing   (ə-pô'lĭng)   
adj.  Causing consternation or dismay; frightful: appalling working conditions; appalling violence.
ap·pall'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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