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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
- archaic.inspiring reverence or dread
- archaic.overcome with awe; reverential
adverb
- not_standard.(intensifier)
an awful cold day
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- ˈɴڳܱԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- fܱ·Ա noun
- ܲȴ-fܱ adjective
- ܲȴ-fܱ·ly adverb
- ܲ·fܱ adjective
- un·fܱ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of awful1
Example Sentences
"It looked horrible, tasted horrible, it was hard and awful - my friends and I still reminisce about it," she says.
If home DNA tests had been available earlier, she doesn't think she could have told them the truth "because it would have been so awful".
"On the other hand I think, how awful to be in this situation where you think that is the best and only option that you have."
Once a scrappy pickup band that played in a high school auditorium with awful acoustics, it is now a world-class ensemble with its own world-class concert hall.
In evidence, executive chairman of the nearby Hippodrome, Simon Thomas, said the noise was "tortuous" because of repeated sets and what the judge called "awful renditions".
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