awful

Very bad, unpleasant, or upsetting.

• The food was awful.
• I felt awful after the journey.
• What an awful thing to say!

Similar words: terrible, horrible, dreadful

Opposites: wonderful

Common phrases: awful weather, feel awful, awful smell

Very large in amount or degree.

• That costs an awful lot.
• She spent an awful amount of time waiting.
• We went to an awful lot of trouble.

Similar words: great, enormous

Common phrases: awful lot, awful amount

Very or extremely.

• That was awful kind of you.
• It gets awful cold here at night.
• This bag feels awful heavy.

Similar words: very, extremely, awfully

Common phrases: awful nice, awful big, awful good