awful, adj.
freq. cnt. 14
freq. cnt. 14
exceptionally bad or displeasing
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
abominable atrocious awful dreadful painful terrible unspeakable
sample sentences
"atrocious taste""abominable workmanship"
"an awful voice"
"dreadful manners"
"a painful performance"
"terrible handwriting"
"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
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causing fear or dread or terror
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
awful dire direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
sample sentences
"the awful war""an awful risk"
"dire news"
"a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
"the dread presence of the headmaster"
"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
"a dreadful storm"
"a fearful howling"
"horrendous explosions shook the city"
"a terrible curse"
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inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
amazing awe-inspiring awesome awful awing
sample sentences
"New York is an amazing city""the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"
"the awesome complexity of the universe"
"this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville
"Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
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offensive or even (of persons) malicious
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
awful nasty
sample sentences
"in a nasty mood""a nasty accident"
"a nasty shock"
"a nasty smell"
"a nasty trick to pull"
"Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
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extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
awful frightful terrible tremendous
sample sentences
"in a frightful hurry""spent a frightful amount of money"
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inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
awed awful
sample sentences
"awed by the silence""awful worshippers with bowed heads"
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