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awful
Overview of adj awful
The adj awful has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room")
2. (4) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse")
3. nasty, awful -- (offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound)
4. awed, awful -- (inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads")
5. frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous -- (extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money")
6. amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing -- (inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent")
Overview of adv awful
The adv awful has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully -- (used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry")
Grep of noun awful
awfulness
Antonyms of adj awful
6 senses of awful
Sense 1
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good
Sense 2
awful, dire, direful, dread(prenominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming
Sense 3
nasty (vs. nice), awful
Sense 4
awed, awful
INDIRECT (VIA reverent) -> irreverent
Sense 5
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous
INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary
Sense 6
amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing
INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive
Similarity of adj awful
6 senses of awful
Sense 1
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
=> bad (vs. good)
Sense 2
awful, dire, direful, dread(prenominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
=> alarming (vs. unalarming)
Sense 3
nasty (vs. nice), awful
=> dirty, filthy, lousy
=> grotty
=> hateful, mean
Also See> unpleasant#1
Sense 4
awed, awful
=> reverent (vs. irreverent)
Sense 5
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous
=> extraordinary (vs. ordinary)
Sense 6
amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing
=> impressive (vs. unimpressive)
Pertainyms of adj awful
Attributes of adj awful
1 of 6 senses of awful
Sense 3
nasty (vs. nice), awful
=> nastiness
Domain of adj awful
1 of 6 senses of awful
Sense 5
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Domain Terms of adj awful
Familiarity of adj awful
awful used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =6)
Grep of adj awful
awful
god-awful
lawful
unlawful
Antonyms of adv awful
Synonyms of adv awful
1 sense of awful
Sense 1
terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully
Pertainyms of adv awful
Domain of adv awful
1 sense of awful
Sense 1
terribly, awfully, awful, frightfully
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Domain Terms of adv awful
Familiarity of adv awful
awful used as an adverb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adv awful
awful
awfully
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