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an awful bonnet I have learnt an awful amount today. comfortable.

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stand for. bring up. Examples: Adjective: That was an awful movie. misspelling of awfulAlso obsolete spelling of awful. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. You can change your cookie settings at any time. My socks smell awful. (now dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible. Change your default dictionary to American English.

informal (intensifier) vraiment adv adverbe : modifie un adjectif ou un verbe. 7.4%. "That's an awful big house." Thesaurus Trending Words.

"She seemed awful nice when I met her yesterday." homely. take on. Awful (adverb) Very, extremely. 11.9%. Definition of awfully adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. awful (comparative awfuller or more awful, superlative awfullest or most awful) Very bad.
comfy. The word 'awful' is an adjective that describes a noun, or (informally) an adverb which modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. warm. extremely, very, immensely, terribly, exceedingly, really, exceptionally, seriously, frightfully, dreadfully, eminently, most, quite, uncommonly, thoroughly, decidedly, right, particularly, unco, desperately, fearfully, extraordinarily, remarkably, majorly, profoundly, terrifically, awful, tremendously, jolly, greatly, real, heartily, positively, mighty, madly, mega, devilishly, ultra, disgracefully, inadequately… "We saw such an awful film last night that we left the theater before the end.

Wiktionary. put off-4.8%. "Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.used to emphasize the extent of something, especially something unpleasant or negativeOppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; - applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster. awfully definition: 1. very or extremely, when used before an adjective or adverb: 2. extremely badly: 3. very or…. 1.3%.

Learn more. View the pronunciation for awful.
Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively. We saw such an awful film last night that we left the theater before the end.

TBC-9.0%. This is the British English definition of awful.View American English definition of awful. awful adv adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwideWe use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage.

snug. Discover . Synonyms of the month. I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day. "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked""polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence;"this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath""Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"