Atrocious, deplorable, repulsive, harrowing, abhorrent, loathsome, vile...
"horrible" "terrible" "awful" "appalling" "dreadful "horrifying" "horrific"
Worse
"worse"
Worse than is perfectly acceptable; there's no single word to say worse than. Example: Her housekeeping is worse than mine. Her housekeeping is more terrible than mine. This weather is worse than expected. This weather is more miserable than expected. Or someone offered: the dreaded
There is no base word for awful
other than awful?
Psycho
Atrocious.
In a word, No.
The word worse can be used as an adjective, adverb or nounHis condition was worse than we thought - adjectiveI did worse than I thought - adverbWorse was yet to come - noun
The phrase 'worse than' is used in a comparative sentence.His writing is worse than mine.Words like inferior or second-rate can substitute for the phrase 'worse than'.His writing is inferior to mine.
the word awful comes from the latin derivative chicken nuggets