appalling

adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Causing shock or dismay; horrifying or dreadful.

  2. 2.

    (informal) Very bad; of very poor quality.

Related words

See also: appall, dreadful, horrifying

Etymology

Present participle of appall, from Old French apalir "to grow pale," from a- "to" + palir "to become pale," from Latin pallere "to be pale."