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awful definition
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Grep of noun awful awfulness Overview of adj awful The adj awful has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (10) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (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") 2. (4) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (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"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse") 3. nasty, awful -- (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) 4. awed, awful -- (inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads") 5. amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing -- (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; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent") Overview of adv awful The adv awful has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully -- ((informal) used as intensifiers, as in "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry") Antonyms of adj awful 5 senses of awful Sense 1 atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Sense 2 awful, dire, direful, dread(postnominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming Sense 3 nasty (vs. nice), awful Sense 4 awed, awful INDIRECT (VIA reverent) -> irreverent Sense 5 amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive Similarity of adj awful 5 senses of awful Sense 1 atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable => bad (vs. good) Sense 2 awful, dire, direful, dread(postnominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible => alarming (vs. unalarming) Sense 3 nasty (vs. nice), awful => dirty, filthy, lousy => grotty => hateful, mean => unpleasant Also See-> unpleasant#1 Sense 4 awed, awful => reverent (vs. irreverent) Sense 5 amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing => impressive (vs. unimpressive) Attributes of adj awful 1 of 5 senses of awful Sense 3 nasty (vs. nice), awful => nastiness Familiarity of adj awful awful used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj awful awful god-awful lawful unlawful Overview of adj awful The adj awful has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (10) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (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") 2. (4) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (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"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse") 3. nasty, awful -- (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) 4. awed, awful -- (inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads") 5. amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing -- (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; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent") Overview of adv awful The adv awful has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully -- ((informal) used as intensifiers, as in "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry")
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