Appalling and Evil

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Appalling adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling

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Evil and appalling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Appalling".

Nearby Words: appalled, appal, appallingly

Evil adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: she refused to eat olives or anything which had their evil flavor

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Appalling and evil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appalling" instead an adjective "Evil".

Nearby Word: evilly

She is lackadaisical about their education and describes them as "very thin insignificant little chits." Aristocrats Are Evil: The appalling Marquess of Steyne.

Source: Literature / Vanity Fair
Even Evil Has Standards: Strucker has done some genuinely appalling stuff but has surprisingly done a few Pet the Dog moments as well.

Source: Comic Book / Hydra
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Admiral Valdore cares little for the appalling loss of life in the war of aggression he's waging.

Source: Literature / Star Trek: Enterprise Relaunch

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