awful

adj.

1. Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible: had an awful day at the office.
2. Commanding awe: "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath" (Herman Melville).
3. Filled with awe, especially:
   1. Filled with or displaying great reverence.
   2. Obsolete. Afraid.
4. Formidable in nature or extent: an awful burden; an awful risk.

adv. Informal
Extremely; very: was awful sick.

[Middle English aweful, awe-inspiring, blend of awe, awe. See awe, and *ayfull, awful (from Old English egefull : ege, dread + -full, -ful).]

awfully aw'ful·ly adv.
awfulness aw'ful·ness n.

adjective

Very bad: appalling, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, shocking, terrible. See good/bad.

adverb

To a high degree: awfully, dreadfully, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extra, extremely, greatly, highly, most, notably, very. Chiefly Regional mighty. See big/small/amount.

adj

Definition: very bad; terrible
Antonyms: beautiful, good, ok, pleasing

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IN BRIEF: Very bad.

Calvin: There's no problem so awful that you can't add some guilt to it and make it even worse! — Bill Watterson, American cartoonist, creator of Calvin and Hobbs.

Tutor's tip: "Offal" (garbage, animal entrails) is considered to be "awful" (dreadful. extremely unpleasant).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frygtelig, forfærdelig, væmmelig
adv. - frygtelig, forfærdelig, væmmelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
afschuwelijk, lelijk, vreselijk slecht, indruk-/ ontzagwekkend

Français (French)
adj. - horrible, affreux, atroce, épouvantable, terrifiant, effrayant
adv. - vraiment, très, terriblement

Deutsch (German)
adj. - scheußlich, furchtbar, eindrucksvoll
adv. - furchtbar, höchst

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απαίσιος, φρικτός

Italiano (Italian)
orribile, terribile, spaventoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - terrível, horrível, medonho, muito ruim (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
ужасный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - atroz, horrible, espantoso, terrible
adv. - atrozmente, horriblemente, espantosamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fruktansvärd, hemsk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吓人的, 可怕的, 满怀敬畏的, 使人敬畏的, 不舒服的, 非常, 很

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嚇人的, 可怕的, 滿懷敬畏的, 使人敬畏的, 不舒服的
adv. - 非常, 很

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 두려운, 장엄한, 대단한
adv. - 몹시

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 恐ろしい, ひどい, 荘厳な
adv. - とても, ひどく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كريه, ممتلي رهبه, شنيع, مرعب, ضخم أو هائل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נורא, איום, מפחיד, גרוע, מופרז, גדול מאד‬
adv. - ‮מאוד, במידה קיצונית‬

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