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awful

/'ɔfəl/

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adjective
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
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nasty filthy dirty grotty hateful lousy mean
adverb
used as intensifiers
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"I'm awful sorry"

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awfully frightfully terribly
adjective
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
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"awful worshippers with bowed heads"

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awed reverent
adjective
causing fear or dread or terror
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"the awful war" "an awful risk"

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dire direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible alarming
adjective
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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"this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"

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amazing awe-inspiring awesome awing impressive
adjective
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
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frightful terrible tremendous extraordinary
adjective
exceptionally bad or displeasing
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"an awful voice"

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abominable atrocious dreadful painful terrible unspeakable bad

Definition that contains awful

bag take unlawfully
murder unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
jail a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
whore have unlawful sex with a whore
murdered killed unlawfully
pocket take unlawfully
murderer a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
stealing the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
surrender the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
adventure a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)