awful
Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
Example
“I have learnt an awful amount today.”
Other meanings
Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
Awe-inspiring; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.
Related words
- god-awful
- something awful
- awfulness
- awful but lawful
- lawful but awful
- awfully
- gosh-awful
- awfulization
- awfulize
- goshawful
- overawful
- shitawful
Word history
From Middle English "agheful".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “awful” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.