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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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cataclysmic

English

Etymology

From cataclysm +? -ic.

Adjective

cataclysmic (comparative more cataclysmic, superlative most cataclysmic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic.
    It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
    • 2005, Edmund White, My Women
      That’s why to be rejected in love was so cataclysmic: one had been judged and found wanting.

Related terms

  • cataclysm
  • cataclysmic variable star

Translations

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