God-awfuladj.

Brit.

/ˌɡɒdˈɔːf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈɡɔdˌɔfəl/,

/ˈɡɑdˌɑfəl/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: god n., awful adj.

Etymology: < god n. + awful adj.

slang (originally U.S.).

Extremely bad or unpleasant, terrible. In quot. 1878: impressively or awesomely large.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective] > as everyday imprecation

stinking?c1225

misbegetc1325

banned1340

cursefula1382

wariablea1382

cursedc1386

biccheda1400

maledighta1400

vilea1400

accursedc1400

whoresona1450

remauldit?1473

execrable1490

infamous1490

unbicheda1500

jolly1534

bloodyc1540

mangy?1548

pagan1550

damned1563

misbegotten1571

putid1580

desperate1581

excremental1591

inexecrable?1594

sacred1594

putrid1628

sad1664

blasted1682

plagued1728

damnation1757

infernal1764

damn1775

pesky1775

deuced1782

shocking1798

blessed1806

darned1815

dinged1821

anointed1823

goldarn1830

darn1835

cussed1837

blamed1840

unholy1842

verdomde1850

bleeding1858

ghastly1860

goddam1861

blankety1872

blame1876

bastard1877

God-awful1877

dashed1881

sodding1881

bally1885

ungodly1887

blazing1888

dee1889

motherfucking1890

blistering1900

plurry1900

Christly1910

blinking1914

blethering1915

blighted1915

blighting1916

soddish1922

somethinged1922

effing1929

Jesus1929

dagnab1934

bastarding1944

Christless1947

mother-loving1948

mothering1951

pussyclaat1957

mother-grabbing1959

pigging1970

1877 Daily Bull. (Freeport, Illinois) 9 Nov. The captain remarked, ‘It is perfectly godawful!’ I didn't exactly understand him.

1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xxxvii. 611 Put thirty acres..into wheat, and went to work with a hurrah in 1874 to make a God-awful crop.

1897 C. M. Flandrau Harvard Episodes 88 Ellis is such a God awful fool.

1930 W. S. Maugham Breadwinner ii. 124 Your affairs are in a god-awful mess.

1946 ‘S. Russell’ To Bed with Grand Music i. 14 Listen to the most godawful programmes on the radio.

1958 R. Graves in Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. p. x/4 The credible and vivid story that any context (red-brick, yellow-brick, or otherwise God-awful) offers.

1959 P. McCutchan Storm South iv. 63 I heard the most God-awful racket above my head.

2004 Hotdog Apr. 123/1 Hackman as Harry Zimm, a godawful director who puts the bollocks into B-movie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	god-awful
释义	God-awfuladj. Brit. /ˌɡɒdˈɔːf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈɡɔdˌɔfəl/, /ˈɡɑdˌɑfəl/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: god n., awful adj. Etymology: < god n. + awful adj. slang (originally U.S.). Extremely bad or unpleasant, terrible. In quot. 1878: impressively or awesomely large. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective] > as everyday imprecation stinking?c1225 misbegetc1325 banned1340 cursefula1382 wariablea1382 cursedc1386 biccheda1400 maledighta1400 vilea1400 accursedc1400 whoresona1450 remauldit?1473 execrable1490 infamous1490 unbicheda1500 jolly1534 bloodyc1540 mangy?1548 pagan1550 damned1563 misbegotten1571 putid1580 desperate1581 excremental1591 inexecrable?1594 sacred1594 putrid1628 sad1664 blasted1682 plagued1728 damnation1757 infernal1764 damn1775 pesky1775 deuced1782 shocking1798 blessed1806 darned1815 dinged1821 anointed1823 goldarn1830 darn1835 cussed1837 blamed1840 unholy1842 verdomde1850 bleeding1858 ghastly1860 goddam1861 blankety1872 blame1876 bastard1877 God-awful1877 dashed1881 sodding1881 bally1885 ungodly1887 blazing1888 dee1889 motherfucking1890 blistering1900 plurry1900 Christly1910 blinking1914 blethering1915 blighted1915 blighting1916 soddish1922 somethinged1922 effing1929 Jesus1929 dagnab1934 bastarding1944 Christless1947 mother-loving1948 mothering1951 pussyclaat1957 mother-grabbing1959 pigging1970 1877 Daily Bull. (Freeport, Illinois) 9 Nov. The captain remarked, ‘It is perfectly godawful!’ I didn't exactly understand him. 1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xxxvii. 611 Put thirty acres..into wheat, and went to work with a hurrah in 1874 to make a God-awful crop. 1897 C. M. Flandrau Harvard Episodes 88 Ellis is such a God awful fool. 1930 W. S. Maugham Breadwinner ii. 124 Your affairs are in a god-awful mess. 1946 ‘S. Russell’ To Bed with Grand Music i. 14 Listen to the most godawful programmes on the radio. 1958 R. Graves in Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. p. x/4 The credible and vivid story that any context (red-brick, yellow-brick, or otherwise God-awful) offers. 1959 P. McCutchan Storm South iv. 63 I heard the most God-awful racket above my head. 2004 Hotdog Apr. 123/1 Hackman as Harry Zimm, a godawful director who puts the bollocks into B-movie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1877
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