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- pronunciation:
- aw
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
very bad; inferior.
They did an awful job of repairing my car.My grades were awful last semester.- synonyms:
- dreadful, lousy, pathetic, poor, terrible, wretched
- antonyms:
- average, excellent, marvelous, splendid, superb, wonderful
- similar words:
- abysmal, almighty, atrocious, bad, dismal, ghastly, inadequate, inferior, jerry-built, mean, miserable, second-rate, shoddy, slipshod, worthless
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| definition 2: |
extremely unpleasant.
There was an awful storm last night.There was an awful smell coming from the garbage.- synonyms:
- dreadful, nasty
- antonyms:
- wonderful
- similar words:
- atrocious, horrible, lousy, miserable, terrible, unpleasant
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| definition 3: |
causing a feeling of awe.
The explosion was an awful sight.- synonyms:
- awesome, dread, formidable, portentous, redoubtable, sublime
- similar words:
- affecting, dreadful, fearsome, ghastly, horrendous, horrific, imposing, impressive, majestic, moving, ominous, overwhelming, solemn, striking, terrible, tremendous, venerable, wonderful
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| related words: |
appalling, brutal, deplorable, dire, fierce, formidable, gruesome, heinous, hideous, monstrous, nasty, pit, putrid, woeful, wretched |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
(informal) very; extremely.
This was awful good pie!- synonyms:
- awfully, extremely, terribly, very
- similar words:
- uncommonly
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| related words: |
very |
| derivation: |
awfulness (n.) |
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