awful

1. a. Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene. Source: opted

2. a. Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive. Source: opted

3. a. Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken. Source: opted

4. a. Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding. Source: opted

5. a. Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster. Source: opted

6. adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing Source: wordnet

7. adj. causing fear or dread or terror Source: wordnet

8. adj. offensive or even (of persons) malicious Source: wordnet

9. adj. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence Source: wordnet

10. adj. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact Source: wordnet

11. adj. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder Source: wordnet

12. adv. used as intensifiers Source: wordnet

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