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Another word for awful

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Adjective

  1. Very bad

    See also:

    good

Adverb

  1. To a high degree

    See also:

    big

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Another word for awful

Modifier

  1. Very bad or unpleasant

    See also:

    poor

    offensive

  2. Frightful

    See also:

    terrible

    frightful

  3. Impressive

    See also:

    grand

  4. *Very great

    See also:

    large

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Sentence Examples

  • You must feel awful about it.

  • It was an awful combination.

  • Are you going to tell everyone...those awful stories about my great-aunt?

  • "You look awful when you cry," Ashley said with a smile.

  • If I had a horse like you I wouldn't drag him out in this awful desert.

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