Awful I ˈɔːfl Look/Feel Feel Lot Adjective Colour

• that's an awful colour.
• ‘they didn't even offer to pay.’ ‘oh that's awful.’
• i feel awful about forgetting her birthday.
• to look/feel awful (= to look/feel ill)

awful

1. very bad or unpleasant
• That's an awful colour.
• ‘They didn't even offer to pay.’ ‘Oh that's awful.’
• I feel awful about forgetting her birthday.
• to look/feel awful (= to look/feel ill)
• There's an awful smell in here.
• The awful thing is, it was my fault.
• It sounds awful to say it, but the war was exciting.
• The weather conditions were just awful.
• It's awful, isn't it?
• The weather last summer was awful.

Extra Examples

• The fish tasted awful.
• a truly awful book
• I woke from the most awful nightmare.
2. that shocks people very much
• SYNONYM terrible
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• the awful horrors of war
• It was only later that we learned the awful truth.
3. used to emphasize something, especially that there is a large amount or too much of something
• It's going to cost an awful lot of money.
• There's not an awful lot of room.
• I feel an awful lot better than I did yesterday.
• I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult).

Extra Examples

• The whole thing has been an awful nuisance.
• She's the most awful snob.

Word Origin

• Old English (see awe, -ful).