terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving: What terrible news! That's a terrible thing to say!

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 ...

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

adverb. adverb. /ˈɔfl/ (informal) (non-standard) very; extremely Clint is awful smart.

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 ...

​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.

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

noun. /ˈɔːflnəs/ /ˈɔːflnəs/ [uncountable] (informal) ​the fact of being very bad or unpleasant.

6 дней назад · extremely bad or unpleasant: He suffered awful injuries in the crash. We had awful weather. She has an awful boss. What an awful thing to say!