épouvantable — meaning in English

English meaning

• abysmal adj Extremely bad; of very poor quality.
• appalling adj Shockingly bad or unpleasant; horrifying.
• awful adj Very bad or unpleasant.
• ghastly adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
• grisly adv In a horrifying or gruesome manner.
• horrendous adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
• horrible adj Causing horror; extremely unpleasant or shocking.
• terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.

Senses

épouvantable is used for these senses in English:

• abysmal (figurative) Extremely bad; terrible.
• awful Very bad.
• awful (dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
• ghastly Horrifyingly shocking.
• ghastly Extremely bad.
• grisly Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
• horrendous Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
• horrible Tremendously bad.

abysmal — full definition

1. adj Extremely bad; of very poor quality.
2. adj Resembling a bottomless pit; immense and deep.

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