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awful

pronunciation:: aw fl
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part of speech:	adjective
definition 1:	very bad; terrible; of poor quality. She did an awful job on her report. synonyms: dreadful, lousy, poor, terrible, wretched antonyms: average, excellent, marvelous, splendid, superb, wonderful similar words: atrocious, bad, inadequate, inferior, mean, miserable, slipshod, worthless
definition 2:	terrible; horrible; very unpleasant. There was an awful storm last night. synonyms: dreadful, nasty antonyms: wonderful similar words: atrocious, horrible, miserable, terrible, unpleasant
related words:	dire, fierce, gruesome, hideous, monstrous, nasty, pit, wretched
derivation:	awfulness (n.)

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