What does awful mean?
Definitions for awful
ˈɔ fəlaw·ful
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word awful.
Princeton's WordNet
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable(adj)
exceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible(adj)
causing fear or dread or terror
"the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
nasty, awful(adj)
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
"in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
awed, awful(adj)
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
"awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous(adj)
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
"in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"
amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing(adverb)
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
"New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully(adverb)
used as intensifiers
"terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"
Wiktionary
awful(Adverb)
Very, extremely; as, an awful big house.
awful(Adjective)
Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
awful(Adjective)
Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.
awful(Adjective)
Struck or filled with awe.
awful(Adjective)
Terror-stricken.
awful(Adjective)
Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
awful(Adjective)
Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
awful(Adjective)
Very bad.
My socks smell awful.
Webster Dictionary
Awful(adj)
oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene
Awful(adj)
inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive
Awful(adj)
struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken
Awful(adj)
worshipful; reverential; law-abiding
Awful(adj)
frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster
Freebase
Awful
"Awful" is the twelfth single, and also third EP, by American alternative rock band Hole, from their third studio album Celebrity Skin. Released in April 1999 by Geffen Records as a CD single, the song's lyrics explore how the media and modern pop culture corrupt young girls and how they should rebel against this. The line "swing low, sweet cherry" in the song is an allusion to the African American spiritual hymn, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot".
Editors Contribution
awful
very bad, horrible
This year has been awful.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'awful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4137
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'awful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #873
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'awful' in Adjectives Frequency: #431
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of awful in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of awful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of awful in a Sentence
Based on the material they acknowledged today, it seems to me it's awful hard to avoid the conclusion that it is an impeachable offense. And a violation of constitutional responsibility.
We are shocked and horrified like everyone else, to think that one of our employees could do this is awful.
Talk of collaboration is good rhetoric, but there are an awful lot of moving parts.
An awful lot of Republicans are very concerned that Donald Trump is not the right candidate to go head-to-head with Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, and as the field narrows, we're seeing more and more people coming to us.
We have not had a dominant position all that often in the United States Senate. And so the requirement of the Democrats to get 60 votes has saved us from an awful lot of left-wing policies over the years.
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Translations for awful
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- horrorósCatalan, Valencian
- ofnadwyWelsh
- furchtbar, schrecklichGerman
- απαίσιοςGreek
- aĉaEsperanto
- terrible, atroz, horribleSpanish
- karmea, hämmästynyt, kaamea, kamala, hämmästyttävä, hirvittävä, hirveä, mahtava, kauhistuttava, jumalaapelkäävä, kauhea, lainkuuliainenFinnish
- épouvantable, horrible, terribleFrench
- sgriosailScottish Gaelic
- भयंकरHindi
- mengerikanIndonesian
- orribileItalian
- grusom, forferdeligNorwegian
- hóyééʼNavajo, Navaho
- horrível, temível, medonho, terrível, apavorante, péssimoPortuguese
- oribil, impresionant, îngrozitor, teribil, înfiorător, atroceRomanian
- устрашающий, ужасающий, ужасныйRussian
- மோசமானTamil
- berbatTurkish
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