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Definitions of awful
  1. adjective
    offensive or even (of persons) malicious
  2. adverb
    used as intensifiers
    "I'm awful sorry"
  3. adjective
    inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
    "awful worshippers with bowed heads"

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  4. adjective
    causing fear or dread or terror
    "the awful war" "an awful risk"
  5. adjective
    inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
    "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"
  6. adjective
    extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
  7. adjective
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
    "an awful voice"
Examples of awful
  • "I'm awful sorry"
  • "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
  • "the awful war"
  • "an awful risk"
  • "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"
  • "an awful voice"
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