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awful
[aw-fuhl]
adjective
extremely bad; unpleasant; ugly.
awful paintings; an awful job.
inspiring fear; dreadful; terrible.
an awful noise.
solemnly impressive; inspiring awe.
the awful majesty of alpine peaks.
full of awe; reverential.
extremely dangerous, risky, injurious, etc..
That was an awful fall she had. He took an awful chance by driving here so fast.
adverb
Informal.very; extremely.
He did an awful good job of painting the barn. It's awful hot in here.
awful
/ ˈɔːʊ /
adjective
very bad; unpleasant
archaicinspiring reverence or dread
archaicovercome with awe; reverential
adverb
not_standard(intensifier)
an awful cold day
Confusables Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- awfulness noun
- quasi-awful adjective
- quasi-awfully adverb
- unawful adjective
- unawfulness noun
- ˈɴڳܱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of awful1
Example Sentences
She said conditions were "not so bad" in the summer but "winter is awful".
Today he faces more awful news to navigate.
"It's been awful, absolute hell, it's turned all of our lives upside down. My children are constantly having to readapt."
Falling pupil numbers means the department can make some savings, but that money still has to pay for an awful lot.
"What happened yesterday is completely awful, the whole of Austria is in mourning," she said.
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