awful

Adjective Satellite

• exceptionally bad or displeasing
  • "an awful voice"
• causing fear or dread or terror
  • "the awful war"
  • "an awful risk"
• inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
  • "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
• inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville
  • "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"

Adjective

• Extremely bad or unpleasant.
• offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound

Adverb

• used as intensifiers
  • "I'm awful sorry"

Adj

• Very bad.
• Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
• Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
• Awe-inspiring; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.
• Struck or filled with awe or reverence.
• Terror-stricken.

Adv

• Awfully; dreadfully; terribly.
• Very, extremely.

Examples

• He was blubbering away something awful.
• I drew an awful rack: IIIIIUV.
• She seemed awful nice when I met her yesterday.
• That's an awful big house.
• The smell of my socks is awful.
• We saw such an awful film last night that we left the theater before the end.

Synonyms

abominable, amazing, atrocious, awe-inspiring, awed, awesome, awfully, awing, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, frightful, frightfully, horrendous, horrific, nasty, painful, terrible, terribly, tremendous, unspeakable

Antonyms

nice

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