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awful

/ˈɑfəl/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. adjective

    exceptionally bad or displeasing

    atrocious taste

  2. adjective

    causing fear or dread or terror

    the awful war

  3. adverb

    used as intensifiers

    terribly interesting

  4. adjective

    offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ;, Ezra Pound

    in a nasty mood

  5. adjective

    inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

    awed by the silence

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