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- DictionaryAw·ful/ˈôf(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. very bad or unpleasant: "the place smelled awful"
- 2. used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative: "I've made an awful fool of myself"
adverb
- 1. awfully; very: informal North American "we're an awful long way from the main road"
The meaning of AWFUL is extremely disagreeable or objectionable. How to use awful in a sentence. Using Awful as an Adjective and Adverb: Usage Guide
extremely bad or unpleasant: He suffered awful injuries in the crash. We had awful weather. She has an awful boss. What an awful thing to say! Would life be so awful without a car? The food was awful. She'd been sick and she looked awful. Synonyms. abominable. abysmal (BAD) atrocious (VERY BAD) dire mainly UK informal.
Describe something that is exceptionally bad as awful, but be careful: Saying your mom's cooking is awful may be truthful, but it's also likely to get you a frying pan upside the head. In addition to meaning exceptionally bad, the adjective awful can also mean exceedingly large or extreme in degree.
Awful definition: extremely bad; unpleasant; ugly. See examples of AWFUL used in a sentence.
awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving: That’s an awful colour. The weather last summer was awful.
very bad, of low quality, or unpleasant: an awful place. The film was absolutely awful. Fewer examples. The food was awful. It's an awful way to treat someone. She gave me the most awful haircut I've ever had. She's an awful woman. The lecture was awful - I was bored stiff.
If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad. Her injuries were massive. It was awful. Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood. Synonyms: shocking, serious, alarming, distressing More Synonyms of awful.
awful (somewhat informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty, or disapproving: That's an awful color. The weather last summer was awful.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English awful aw‧ful 1 / ˈɔːf ə l $ ˈɒː-/ S1 adjective 1 BAD UNPLEASANT very bad or unpleasant SYN terrible The weather was awful. He is a pretty awful driver.
1. extremely bad; unpleasant; disagreeable. 2. inspiring fear; terrible: an awful noise. 3. solemnly impressive: the awful majesty of the peaks. 4. extremely dangerous, risky, injurious, etc.: an awful fall; to take an awful chance. 5.
