awful
adjective
[ ˈɔːf(ə)l ]
• very bad or unpleasant.
• "the place smelled awful"
Similar:
very unpleasant,
disgusting,
nasty,
terrible,
dreadful,
ghastly,
horrid,
horrible,
vile,
foul,
abominable,
appalling,
atrocious,
horrendous,
hideous,
offensive,
objectionable,
obnoxious,
frightful,
loathsome,
revolting,
repulsive,
repellent,
repugnant,
odious,
sickening,
nauseating,
nauseous,
gruesome,
diabolical,
yucky,
sick-making,
godawful,
gross,
from hell,
icky,
grotty,
beastly,
hellacious,
lousy,
noisome,
disgustful,
loathly,
very bad,
poor,
hopeless,
inadequate,
inferior,
unsatisfactory,
substandard,
laughable,
lamentable,
execrable,
crummy,
pathetic,
rotten,
useless,
woeful,
abysmal,
dire,
duff,
chronic,
rubbish,
a load of pants,
poxy,
egregious,
crap,
shit,
chickenshit,
• used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negative.
• "I've made an awful fool of myself"
• inspiring reverential wonder or fear.
awful
adverb
• awfully; very.
• "we're an awful long way from the motorway"
Origin:
Old English(see awe, -ful).
