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• that's an awful colour.
• ‘they didn't even offer to pay.’ ‘oh that's awful.’
• it's awful, isn't it?
• the weather last summer was awful.

awful

1. very bad or unpleasant
• That's an awful colour.
• ‘They didn't even offer to pay.’ ‘Oh that's awful.’
• It's awful, isn't it?
• The weather last summer was 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.
• What terrible news!
• That’s a terrible thing to say!
• That’s an awful colour.
• The weather last summer was awful.
• The coffee tasted horrible.
• What dreadful weather!
• There was a vile smell coming from the room.
• He was in a vile mood.
• The traffic around the city was horrendous.
2. 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).
3. very shocking
• synonym terrible
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/terrible
• the awful horrors of war

Extra Examples

• She’s the most awful snob.
• The fish tasted awful.
• a truly awful book
• ‘They didn’t even offer to pay.’ ‘Oh that’s awful.’
• He had never known the awful horrors of war.
• I feel awful—maybe it was something I ate.
• I woke from the most awful nightmare.
• It was only later that we learned the awful truth.
• It’s going to cost an awful lot of money.
• That’s an awful colour.
• The whole thing has been an awful nuisance.
• There’s not an awful lot of room.

Word Origin

• Old English (see awe, -ful).