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appalling

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??p??l??/
  • Rhymes: -??l??
  • Hyphenation: ap?pall?ing

Verb

appalling

  1. present participle of appall

Adjective

appalling (comparative more appalling, superlative most appalling)

  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
    That was an appalling waste of money.
  2. Extremely bad; terrible

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with appealing.

Synonyms

  • awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible

Derived terms

  • appallingly

Translations

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apprehensive

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?æp???h?ns?v/

Adjective

apprehensive (comparative more apprehensive, superlative most apprehensive)

  1. Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
  2. Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.
    • 1670, John Milton, History of Britain
      More fond of Miracles, than apprehensive of Truth.
    Synonym: quick on the uptake

Derived terms

  • apprehensively

Translations

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