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- pronunciation:
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- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
very bad; terrible; of poor quality.
She did an awful job on her report.- synonyms:
- dreadful, lousy, poor, terrible
- antonyms:
- average, excellent, marvelous, splendid, superb, wonderful
- similar words:
- atrocious, bad, inadequate, inferior, mean, miserable, slipshod, worthless
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| 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
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| related words: |
dire, fierce, gruesome, hideous, monstrous, nasty, pit |
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| derivation: |
awfulness (n.) |
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