awful

Meanings

• exceptionally bad or displeasing;
• "an awful voice"
• causing fear or dread or terror;
• "the awful war"
• "an awful risk"
• offensive or even (of persons) malicious; - Ezra Pound
• inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;
• "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact;
• inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;
• "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville
• used as intensifiers;
• "I'm awful sorry"
• AWFUL adj -FULLER, -FULLEST extremely bad or unpleasant AWFULLY adv

Synonyms

• atrocious
• abominable
• dreadful
• painful
• terrible
• unspeakable
• dire
• direful
• dread
• dreaded
• fearful
• fearsome
• frightening
• horrendous
• horrific
• nasty
• awed
• frightful
• tremendous
• amazing
• awe-inspiring
• awesome
• awing
• terribly
• awfully
• frightfully

Scrabble Score: 11

awful is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

awful is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

awful is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

awful is a valid Words With Friends word

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