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appaling

appaling is the misspelling of appalling.

Meaning of appalling

Adjective

appalling (comparative more appalling, superlative most appalling)

  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
    • That was an appalling waste of money.
  2. Extremely unfavorable; terrible.
    • Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached appalling dimensions.1942 May-June, “Theft on the Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 130

Questions about appaling

What is appaling the misspelling of?
Appaling is the misspelling of appalling.

Words near appaling in the dictionary

  1. Appalachianness
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  3. appalam
  4. appalams
  5. appaled
  6. appaling
  7. appall
  8. appalled
  9. appaller
  10. appallers
  11. appallest

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