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awful
What does awful mean?
awful (adjective): exceptionally bad or displeasing.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use awful in a sentence?
- The smell of my socks is awful. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- We saw such an awful film last night that we left the theater before the end. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does awful come from?
From Middle English agheful, awfull, auful, aȝefull, equivalent to awe + -ful.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of awful?
Words related to awful
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “awful” mean?
exceptionally bad or displeasing
Right! That's what “awful” means.
requiring little skill or effort
Not quite: that's what easy means.
showing reason or sound judgment
Not quite: that's what sensible means.
likely or most likely to be true
Not quite: that's what probable means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “awful”?
atrocious
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different
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important
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available
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