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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 Word Forms
- fܱ·Ա noun
- ܲȴ-fܱ adjective
- ܲȴ-fܱ·ly adverb
- ܲ·fܱ adjective
- un·fܱ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of awful1
Example Sentences
Responding to an activist calling for a boycott of Rowling-associated brands, Pascal commented on Instagram that Rowling was exhibiting "heinous loser behavior" and spouting "awful disgusting s**t" about trans women.
Everybody needs to get everything right for it to really sing; the difference between it being an amazing moment onstage and it being OK or embarrassing or awful is tiny.
I just think the idea that the best answer when we have 27% approval from our base is to roll over and die is an awful idea.
First of all, he appears to be obsessed with his Fox News culture war issues, particularly DEI, and spends an awful lot of time worrying about things like physical fitness rather than the big picture.
But his attempt at the Liverpool accent has received, over the years since, reviews from "decent" to "variable" to "awful".
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