Associations to the word «Appalling»

Wiktionary

APPALLING, verb. Present participle of appall
APPALLING, adjective. Horrifying and astonishing.

Dictionary definition

APPALLING, noun. An experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?".
APPALLING, adjective. Causing consternation; "appalling conditions".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats