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appallingly

/ʌˈpɑlɪŋli/

Meanings
adverb
In an appalling manner.

Examples :

"The news of the accident was appallingly sad, affecting everyone at school deeply. "
attitude quality condition

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

"to die by an accident"

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration sad

sad verb

/sæd/

To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).

"The bad news about the project's delay sadly disappointed the team. "

Illustration affecting

affecting verb

/əˈfɛktɪŋ/

To influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

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an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

Illustration deeply

deeply adverb

/ˈdiːpli/

At depth, in a deep way.

"The student was deeply affected by the teacher's inspiring words. "

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appalling verb

/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/

To fill with horror; to dismay.

"The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury."

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news noun

/njuːz/

New information of interest.

"Is there any news about the storm?"