Synonyms for awful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : aw-fuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ fəl

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Définition of awful

Origin : c.1300, agheful "worthy of respect or fear," from aghe, an earlier form of awe (n.), + -ful. Replaced Old English egefull. Weakened sense "very bad" is from 1809; weakened sense of "exceedingly" is by 1818.

adj very bad; terrible

Example sentences :

Phœbus protect me, but this is an awful place to speak of those who sleep.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

"I think it's just awful—at his time of life, too," said Mrs. Bines.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

It was awful to reflect how many sermons must have been written there.
Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It was awful to Harriett that her father should be ill, lying there at their mercy.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

The awful thing was that she couldn't love him, couldn't go on being faithful.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

But why did you never tell me your sister was such an awful swell of a singer?
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

And when the awful family began to come on, she would begin to go off!
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

"You're in for an awful blunder there," he said, good-naturedly.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Everybody says he will, because father is such an awful one.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Boys were flogged when criminals were hanged, to impress the awful warning on them.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

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