quite appalling
Frequency: 7.912.0 per million words
used to mean 'completely' or 'totally', especially in BrE
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- The conditions in the refugee camp were quite appalling.
- His behaviour at the dinner party was quite appalling; he insulted everyone.
- After the party, the state of the living room was quite appalling.
- I'm sorry to say this, but the food at that new restaurant was quite appalling.
- I can't believe we have to drive in this weather; it's quite appalling.
- The team's safety record this year is quite appalling, with several major accidents.
- To discover that he had been lying to us all along was quite appalling.
- We complained to the manager because the service we received was quite appalling.
- Her ignorance of world events is quite appalling for someone in her position.
- The level of plastic pollution found on the beach was quite appalling.