awful

awful is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

away - awful - b

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔːfʊl/ or /ˈɔːfəl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔfəl/

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Adjective

Positive awful

Comparative more awful

Superlative most awful

1. Very bad. So bad that people don't want to think about it.
   • Synonyms: poor, terrible and horrible

   When all the children were crying, it was just awful.

Related words

• awfully