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单词 awfulness
释义

awful

1 of 2

adjective

aw·​ful ˈȯ-fəl How to pronounce awful (audio)
1
: extremely disagreeable or objectionable
awful food
awful behavior
an awful experience
2
informal : exceedingly great
used as an intensive
an awful lot of money
3
: inspiring awe
… the presence of Nature in all her awful loveliness. George Eliot
4
: filled with awe: such as
a
: deeply respectful or reverential
b
obsolete : afraid, terrified
awfully
ˈȯ-fə-lē How to pronounce awful (audio)
 especially as an adverb of adjective senses 3 and 4  -flē
adverb
an awfully [=extremely] long time
behaving awfully
awfulness
ˈȯ-fəl-nəs How to pronounce awful (audio)
noun

awful

2 of 2

adverb

chiefly US, informal
: very, extremely
awful tired
an awful long time

Synonyms

Adjective

  • abhorrent
  • abominable
  • appalling
  • disgusting
  • distasteful
  • dreadful
  • evil
  • foul
  • fulsome
  • gross
  • hideous
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • horrid
  • loathsome
  • nasty
  • nauseating
  • nauseous
  • noisome
  • noxious
  • obnoxious
  • obscene
  • odious
  • offensive
  • rancid
  • repellent
  • repellant
  • repugnant
  • repulsive
  • revolting
  • scandalous
  • shocking
  • sickening
  • ugly

Adverb

  • achingly
  • almighty
  • archly
  • awfully
  • badly
  • beastly
  • blisteringly
  • bone
  • colossally
  • corking
  • cracking
  • damn
  • damned
  • dang
  • deadly
  • desperately
  • eminently
  • enormously
  • especially
  • ever
  • exceedingly
  • exceeding
  • extra
  • extremely
  • fabulously
  • fantastically
  • far
  • fiercely
  • filthy
  • frightfully
  • full
  • greatly
  • heavily
  • highly
  • hugely
  • immensely
  • incredibly
  • intensely
  • jolly
  • majorly
  • mightily
  • mighty
  • monstrous [chiefly dialect]
  • mortally
  • most
  • much
  • particularly
  • passing
  • rattling
  • real
  • really
  • right
  • roaring
  • roaringly
  • seriously
  • severely
  • so
  • sore
  • sorely
  • spanking
  • specially
  • stinking
  • such
  • super
  • supremely
  • surpassingly
  • terribly
  • that
  • thumping
  • too
  • unco
  • uncommonly
  • vastly
  • very
  • vitally
  • way
  • whacking
  • wicked
  • wildly
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Example Sentences

Adjective They heard the most awful sounds. Awful things began to happen. He has some awful disease. That joke is just awful. That's an awful thing to say. Who painted the house that awful color? The mountains have an awful majesty. Adverb We haven't heard from him in an awful long time. You've come an awful long way. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The Hurricanes didn’t have an awful day in pass coverage, but the Golden Eagles did get the better of UM’s defensive backs on some 50-50 balls. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 If the defense had been less than awful, such as in the finale when a Raiders draw converted a critical third-and-23, his system would’ve received the credit. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 MacKenzie, who pitched for Yale, was the only pitcher on the original, endearingly awful 1962 Mets to post a winning record. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 And that’s where the hope, in the wake of this awful tragedy for my city, comes in. Jeff Eager, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Despite the awful weather, the crowds grew and people stood under their umbrellas just looking at the central London Palace, taking in this historical moment. Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2022 Yes, heartbreak is real and awful, but life and nature keep going. Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Medical folks, to his objection, put it in one of those awful plaster casts a couple of days before duck season opened. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022 Healey’s fait accompli is likely to depress turnout on Tuesday (the day after Labor Day weekend is a truly awful day on which to hold a primary, by the way). BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
Adverb
Someone who has worked awful hard, has a great skill set, four years of college, four years of lifting, four years of game-planning at a high level in Division III. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2022 First, there is the question whether the awful-looking restraint maneuver Chauvin used was actually authorized at the time, or at least not clearly forbidden. D.j. Tice, Star Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021 The following day, Gonzalez was back at the testing site, helping patients — many of whom had fevers and awful-sounding coughs — fill out their paperwork. Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English aghful, awful "frightful, terrifying, commanding great respect, worthy of reverence," from aw, awe "terror, dread, extreme reverence" + -ful -ful entry 1 — more at awe entry 1

Adverb

derivative of awful entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Adverb

1816, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

awful 1 of 2

adjective

aw·​ful ˈȯ-fəl How to pronounce awful (audio)
1
: extremely bad or unpleasant
an awful cold
Rodrick's band is REALLY awful, and I can't stand being home when they're having rehearsals. Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2
: very much
We have an awful lot to do.
3
: causing fear or terror
an awful roar

awful

2 of 2

adverb

: awfully
That's an awful dangerous stunt.

awfulness

noun

as in dreadfulness
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay the awfulness of the car accident can scarcely be described

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dreadfulness
  • horror
  • atrocity
  • horridness
  • ghastliness
  • hideousness
  • repulsiveness
  • gruesomeness
  • frightfulness
  • badness
  • atrociousness
  • fearfulness
  • agony
  • vileness
  • grisliness
  • sinfulness
  • heinousness
  • evil
  • misery
  • evilness
  • anguish
  • loathsomeness
  • viciousness
  • baseness
  • torture
  • foulness
  • monstrosity
  • depravity
  • wickedness
  • immorality
  • invidiousness
  • hatefulness
  • ungodliness
  • ghoulishness
  • scariness
  • hellishness
  • creepiness
  • ghostliness
  • eeriness
  • fearsomeness
  • iniquity
  • torment
  • despicableness
  • cursedness
  • depravedness
  • iniquitousness
  • diabolicalness
  • accursedness
  • execrableness
  • detestableness
  • deplorableness
  • reprehensibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pleasantness
  • delightfulness
  • agreeableness
  • desirability
  • attraction
  • attractiveness
  • pleasurableness
  • appeal
  • desirableness
  • allurement
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