Appallingly
//ʌˈpɑlɪŋli// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 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'."
Adverb
- 1 to an appalling extent wordnet
Example
More examples"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'."
Etymology
From appalling + -ly.
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