Awful
adjective'ɔfəl
Adjective
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”
Similar:Awedinspiring awe or admiration or wonder
“this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
“an awful voice”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Similar:NastySee also:Unpleasantextreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
Adverb
used as intensifiers
“I'm awful sorry”
Similar:AwfullyFrightfullyTerribly
Dictionary Validity
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- ENABLE Dictionary
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- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Nasty
- Awfully
- Frightfully
- Terribly
- Awed
- Dire
- Direful
- Dread
- Dreaded
- Dreadful
- Fearful
- Fearsome
- Frightening
- Horrendous
- Horrific