appalling manners

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• appalling — appallingly, adv. /euh paw ling/, adj. causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners. [1810 20; APPALL + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

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• appal — 01. I am [appalled] by the number of young people who smoke cigarettes. Haven t they learned anything? 02. The conference was an [appalling] waste of time; I didn t learn a thing. 03. We were totally [appalled] by the poor service at the… …   Grammatical examples in English

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• manner — [[t]mæ̱nə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ manners 1) N SING: with supp The manner in which you do something is the way that you do it. She smiled again in a friendly manner... I m a professional and I have to conduct myself in a professional manner... The manner in… …   English dictionary

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