awful

Comparative

awfuller

Superlative

awfullest

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Very bad.

   • The smell of my socks is awful.
   • We saw such an awful film last night that we left the theater before the end.

2. 2.Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.

   • I have learnt an awful amount today.

3. 3.Prone to a particular temptation.

   • "It's her imagination, that's what it is," Millie said. "She's awful for imagining things, Wilfred agreed with me."
   • Tommy was just an awful man for the paper - couldn't get enough of the stuff! He'd have had the very Yellow Pages down him!

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Awfully; dreadfully; terribly.(colloquial)

   • The race was run, and the dog ran "awful".

2. 2.Very, extremely.(colloquial)

   • He was blubbering away something awful.
   • She seemed awful nice when I met her yesterday.
   • That's an awful big house.

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Antonyms

• nice

Synonyms

• painful
• terrible