appalling
adjective9 collocationsAvg. frequency: 8.1
used to emphasize how bad something is
used for strong emphasis on how bad something is
used with extreme adjectives to mean 'completely'
a strong way to say 'completely' or 'totally'
used to mean 'completely' or 'totally', especially in BrE
forms the superlative, indicating the highest degree of being bad
be appalling8.2
describes a state of being extremely bad
describes something that sounds extremely bad when heard or read about
describes an appearance that is extremely bad