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   awful

   /ˈɔːf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. very bad or unpleasant: "the place smelled awful" Similar very unpleasantdisgustingnastyterribledreadfulghastlyhorridhorriblevilefoulabominableappallingatrocioushorrendoushideousoffensiveobjectionableobnoxiousfrightfulloathsomerevoltingrepulsiverepellentrepugnantodioussickeningnauseatingnauseousinformal:gruesomediabolicalyuckysick-makinggodawfulgrossfrom hellickygrottybeastlyhellaciouslousyliterary:noisomearchaic:disgustfulloathlyvery badpoordreadfulterriblefrightfulatrocioushopelessinadequateinferiorunsatisfactorysubstandardlaughablelamentableexecrableinformal:crummypatheticrottenuselesswoefullousyappallingabysmaldiregodawfulduffchronicrubbisha load of pantspoxyvulgar slang:crapshitchickenshitrare:egregiousOpposite lovelywonderfulgoodexcellent
   • ▪ extremely shocking; horrific: "awful, bloody images" Similar seriousgravebadterribledreadfulalarmingcriticalOpposite slightminor
   • ▪ (of a person) very unwell or troubled: "I felt awful for being so angry with him" Similar illunwellwashed outpeakysickqueasynauseousnauseatedgreen around the gillsfaintdizzygiddyoffoff colourpoorlyinformal:roughlousyrottenterribledreadfulcrummygrottyropywabbitpeely-wallycrookvulgar slang:crappydated:queerseedyrare:peakedpeakishremorsefulconscience-strickenguiltyguilt-riddenashamedchastenedcontritesorryfull of regretregretfulrepentantpenitentshamefacedself-reproachfulapologetic
   • 2. used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative: "I've made an awful fool of myself"
   • 3. inspiring reverential wonder or fear. archaic Similar awe-inspiringawesomeimpressiveamazingdreadfearful

   adverb

   • 1. awfully; very: informal North American "we're an awful long way from the motorway"

   Word Origin Old English(see awe, -ful).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does awful mean?

   • 糟糕的, 極壞的, 惡劣的… 糟糕的, 极坏的, 恶劣的… horrible, espantoso, muy grande… horrível, péssimo, terrível… மிகவும் மோசமான அல்லது விரும்பத்தகாதது, மிகவும் பெரியது… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! AWFUL definition: 1. extremely bad or unpleasant: 2. very great: 3. extremely bad or unpleasant: . Learn more.

   AWFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What is the difference between Aweful and awful?

   • As adjectives, awful and awful have different meanings: awful is without inspiration or motivation, while awful is oppressing with fear or horror; appalling, terrible.

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   Is awful a etymology?

   • Some grammarians take issue with the senses of awful and awfully that do not convey the etymological connection with awe. However, senses 1 and 2 of the adjective were being used in speech and casual writing by the late 18th century. It is an awful while since you have heard from me … John Keats (letter) There was an awful crowd …

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   What does it mean for something to be Awful?

   • In secular contexts, the feeling of awe came to mean, as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it, “the feeling of solemn and reverential wonder, tinged with latent fear, inspired by what is terribly sublime and majestic in nature, e.g., thunder, a storm at sea.” Both “awful” and “awesome” are based on this “awe.”

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   Awful means extremely bad or unpleasant, or very great. Learn how to use it in different contexts, see examples and synonyms, and compare it with irony.

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   Describe something that is exceptionally bad as awful, but be careful: Saying your mom's cooking is awful may be truthful, but it's also likely to get you a frying pan upside the head. In addition to meaning exceptionally bad, the adjective awful can also mean exceedingly large or extreme in degree.

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