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awful Definition
(a)
offensive
or
even
(
of
persons
)
malicious
; "
in
a
nasty
mood
"; "
a
nasty
accident
"; "
a
nasty
shock
"; "
a
nasty
smell
"; "
a
nasty
trick
to
pull
"; "
Will
he
say
nasty
things
at
my
funeral
?"-
Ezra
Pound
(r)
used
as
intensifiers
; "
terribly
interesting
"; "
I
''
m
awful
sorry
"
(s)
exceptionally
bad
or
displeasing
; "
atrocious
taste
"; "
abominable
workmanship
"; "
an
awful
voice
"; "
dreadful
manners
"; "
a
painful
performance
"; "
terrible
handwriting
"; "
an
unspeakable
odor
came
sweeping
into
the
room
"
(s)
causing
fear
or
dread
or
terror
; "
the
awful
war
"; "
an
awful
risk
"; "
dire
news
"; "
a
career
or
vengeance
so
direful
that
London
was
shocked
"; "
the
dread
presence
of
the
headmaster
"; "
polio
is
no
longer
the
dreaded
disease
it
once
was
"; "
a
dreadful
storm
"; "
(s)
inspired
by
a
feeling
of
fearful
wonderment
or
reverence
; "
awed
by
the
silence
"; "
awful
worshippers
with
bowed
heads
"
(s)
inspiring
awe
or
admiration
or
wonder
; "
New
York
is
an
amazing
city
"; "
the
Grand
Canyon
is
an
awe
-
inspiring
sight
"; "
the
awesome
complexity
of
the
universe
"; "
this
sea
,
whose
gently
awful
stirrings
seem
to
speak
of
some
hidden
soul
beneath
"-
Melville
; "
We
awful Synonyms
abominable
amazing
atrocious
awe-inspiring
awed
awesome
awful
awfully
awing
dire
direful
dread(a)
dreaded
dreadful
fearful
fearsome
frightening
frightfully
horrendous
horrific
nasty
painful
terrible
terribly
unspeakable
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