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Synonyms for godawful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : god-aw-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒdˈɔ fəl

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Définition of godawful

Origin :
  • "terrible," 1878, from God + awful. The God might be an intensifier or the whole might be from the frequent God's awful (vengeance, judgment, etc.) in religious literature.
  • As in lamentable : adj upsetting, miserable
  • As in atrocious : adj outrageous; widely condemned
  • As in atrocious : adj offensive
  • As in bad : adj poor quality
  • As in deplorable : adj unfortunate, shameful
  • As in detestable : adj loathsome, abominable
  • As in dreadful : adj horrible, frightening
  • As in heinous : adj horrifying, monstrous
Example sentences :
  • Maybe he was psycho and they didn't notice; they had some godawful asses for psychiatrists in war medicine.
  • Extract from : « The Brain » by Alexander Blade
  • He sat there, wearing the headphones, trying to make himself understood above the godawful static.
  • Extract from : « The Holes Around Mars » by Jerome Bixby

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