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Quick definitions from WordNet (awful)
▸ adjective: causing fear or dread or terror ("The awful war")
▸ adjective: offensive or even (of persons) malicious
▸ adjective: inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence ("Awful worshippers with bowed heads")
▸ adjective: exceptionally bad or displeasing ("An awful voice")
▸ adjective: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder ("This sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath- Melville")
▸ adverb: used as intensifiers ("I'm awful sorry")
▸ Also see awfuls
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to awful
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▸ Idioms related to awful (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by awful
▸ Words that often appear near awful
▸ Rhymes of awful
▸ Invented words related to awful
▸ adjective: causing fear or dread or terror ("The awful war")
▸ adjective: offensive or even (of persons) malicious
▸ adjective: inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence ("Awful worshippers with bowed heads")
▸ adjective: exceptionally bad or displeasing ("An awful voice")
▸ adjective: inspiring awe or admiration or wonder ("This sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath- Melville")
▸ adverb: used as intensifiers ("I'm awful sorry")
▸ Also see awfuls
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to awful
▸ Usage examples for awful
▸ Idioms related to awful (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by awful
▸ Words that often appear near awful
▸ Rhymes of awful
▸ Invented words related to awful