awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:.

awful · terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty, or disapproving:What terrible news! · awful · horrible · dreadful ...

Not pleasant or desirable; disagreeable, objectionable; bad. Chiefly North American colloquial in early use. 1781. The awful ...

Definition of awful adverb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

​(especially North American English, informal, non-standard) very; extremely. Clint is awful smart. Word OriginOld English (see awe, -ful).

Originally, it referred to people and meant “filled with awe”; later it referred to things and meant “inspiring people with awe.” Its meaning then degenerated ...

awfully adverb NAmE//ˈɔfli// very; extremely synonym terribly I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day. That name sounds awfully familiar.

​very; extremely synonym terribly. I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day. That name sounds awfully familiar. I'm not awfully keen on fish.

Definition of awfulness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning ... awful adverb · awfully adverb · awfulness noun · awhile adverb · awks adjective.

Very harsh, severe, or painful; formidable; very difficult. Hence: (usually of something disapproved of) very great, extreme; excessive, extreme; extremely bad ...