the most appalling

Frequency: 7.09.3 per million words

forms the superlative, indicating the highest degree of being bad

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Examples (10)

  • They had to wait for hours in the most appalling weather.
  • The critic described the play as the most appalling thing he had ever seen on stage.
  • It was the most appalling crime the small town had witnessed in decades.
  • The refugees were living in the most appalling conditions imaginable.
  • What he revealed next was the most appalling secret of his life.
  • The documentary detailed some of the most appalling atrocities of the war.
  • That restaurant served me the most appalling meal I've ever tasted.
  • His behaviour at the meeting was the most appalling display of arrogance I've ever encountered.
  • Upon opening the abandoned fridge, they were hit by the most appalling stench.
  • She considered the verdict the most appalling injustice she had ever heard of.