awful

[US]/'ɔːfʊl/
[UK]/'ɔfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

a. terrible; solemn.

Phrases & Collocations

an awful lot

awful weather

Example Sentences

That's an awful book.

an awful burden; an awful risk.

the most God-awful row.

I look awful in a swimsuit.

had an awful day at the office.

The weather is awful today.

I've made an awful fool of myself.

we're an awful long way from the motorway.

we've had an awful lot of letters.

you've still got an awful lot to learn.

damn and blast this awful place!.

the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him.

the fans made an awful din.

the accommodation was awful and the food was worse.

Compiling a dictionary is an awful sweat.

He fell on the floor with an awful whomp .

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