look appalling

Frequency: 7.811.5 per million words

describes an appearance that is extremely bad

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Examples (10)

  • You look absolutely appalling in that hat; you should take it off.
  • After the flood, the whole town looked appalling.
  • The state of the public restrooms looked appalling.
  • He hadn't slept for days and looked appalling.
  • Without any decoration, the empty room looks appalling.
  • I bet the kitchen will look appalling after the children's cooking session.
  • The artist's attempt at a modern sculpture looked quite appalling.
  • Doesn't that clashing color combination look appalling?
  • The damage to the car looked appalling, but everyone was safe.
  • If you don't maintain the garden, it will soon look appalling.