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Definitions for Awful

[1] extremely bad; unpleasant; ugly: awful paintings; an awful job.
[2] inspiring fear; dreadful; terrible: an awful noise.
[3] solemnly impressive; inspiring awe: the awful majesty of alpine peaks.
[4] full of awe; reverential.
[5] extremely dangerous, risky, injurious, etc.: That was an awful fall she had. He took an awful chance by driving here so fast.
[6] Informal . very; extremely: He did an awful good job of painting the barn. It's awful hot in here.
[7] very bad; unpleasant
[8] archaic inspiring reverence or dread
[9] archaic overcome with awe; reverential
[10] not standard (intensifier) an awful cold day

Words related to Awful

depressing, dreadful, atrocious, horrific, distressing, tough, harrowing, horrible, disgusting, appalling, frightful, ugly, unpleasant, ghastly, dire, horrendous, gruesome, nasty, hideous, shocking

Words nearby Awful

aweless, awesome, awesomesauce, awestruck, aweto, awful, awfully, awhato, awheel, awhile, awhirl

Origin of Awful

1200–50; Middle English a(g)heful, aueful; see awe, -ful; replacing Old English egefull dreadful

Words that may be confused with Awful

awful, awesome, offal, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Awful

aw·ful·ness , noun
qua·si-aw·ful , adjective
qua·si-aw·ful·ly , adverb
un·aw·ful , adjective
un·aw·ful·ness , noun

Word origin for Awful

C13: see awe , -ful

Synonyms for Awful

appalling, atrocious, depressing, dire, disgusting, distressing, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, gruesome, harrowing, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrific, horrifying, nasty, shocking, tough, ugly, unpleasant, abominable, alarming, deplorable, fearful, grody, gross, grungy, offensive, raunchy, repulsive, stinking, synthetic, unsightly