1. awful

adjective. ['ˈɔfəl'] exceptionally bad or displeasing.

Rhymes with Awful

• soffel

How do you pronounce awful?

Pronounce awful as ˈɔfəl.

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Sentences with awful

1. Adjective
I remember taking classes in high school and just being awful at it.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Stinky shoes plus non-circulating air -- such as in a closet -- equal awful, obnoxious indoor odors.

Quotes about awful

1. Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.
- Sarah Dessen, Someone Like You

2. There are so many awful things in this world, but I wanted readers to share with me the small, beautiful, enjoyable things. Things like cute clothes, beautiful art and pretty flowers; items that are overflowing with beauty. If you just become obsessed with your own problems, you miss these things. When you discover them, you become happy.
- Novala Takemoto

3. How lucky I am to have known somebody and something that saying goodbye to is so damned awful.
- Evans G. Valens, The Other Side of the Mountain: The Story of Jill Kinmont

2. god-awful

adjective. very unpleasant.

3. awful

adjective. ['ˈɔfəl'] causing fear or dread or terror.

4. awful

adverb. ['ˈɔfəl'] used as intensifiers.

5. awful

adjective. ['ˈɔfəl'] extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact.

6. awful

adjective. ['ˈɔfəl'] inspiring awe or admiration or wonder.

7. awful

adjective. ['ˈɔfəl'] offensive or even (of persons) malicious.

8. awful

adjective. ['ˈɔfəl'] inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence.