Dictionary Entry
awful
awful is a 5-letter English word with 12 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
- 2adjective
Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.
- 3adjective
Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
- 4adjective
Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
- 5adjective
Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.
- 6adjective
causing fear or dread or terror
"the awful war"
"an awful risk"
- 7adjective
exceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"
"abominable workmanship"
- 8adjective
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder- Melville
"New York is an amazing city"
"the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"
- 9adjective
offensive or even (of persons) malicious- Ezra Pound
"in a nasty mood"
"a nasty accident"
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- 10adjective
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
"in a frightful hurry"
"spent a frightful amount of money"
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- 11adjective
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
"awed by the silence"
"awful worshippers with bowed heads"
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- 12adverb
used as intensifiers
"terribly interesting"
"I'm awful sorry"
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