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Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.

We saw such an awful film last night that we left the theater before the end.
Origin: From , awfull, auful, aȝefull, equivalent to . Compare , eġefull. The sense is a from the original sense of. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “It could be argued that apart from our awful press the real problem is the state of mental health help. So many of these crimes turn out to be committed by people who have fallen through the system.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You could also use the German word "schlecht" which literally means bad/awful/terrible.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I have an awful feeling that the numbskull will succeed again. As if Brexit was not bad enough, he then goes on to cause more mayhem! We will all have had it if he really does succeed! Why are voters not realising what he is all about! It is so obvious!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “yeah I get that. that's awful, I'm sorry 😓”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I never used to be like this. I hate feeling 'unprofessional', I don't want to swear on my public author account, but I am just SO WORN DOWN by existing now. All the huge things are an awful ordeal, why do the tiny things have to be too? It's neverending.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(now, _, rare) Awe-inspiring; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.

Shepard: You seem to know an awful lot about me.Geth: Extranet data sources. Insecure broadcasts. All organic data sent out is received. We watch you.
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  • “"Translated into plain language, it sounds an awful lot like Putin was calling Trump and asking him to lean on Volodymyr Zelensky to make sure Ukrainian drones don’t rain on the Moscow parade."”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The likes of Tommy Robinson The Tate brothers Nigel Farage! A fair Humber of people are now following awful Farage! That at the moment takes up a lot of people who are following yet another man who will pull the country down even further!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Well, to be fair, this particular set of Democratic leadership is awful at messaging, so a conclusion that *they* could not generate political will to do, well, anything, is not obviously wrong.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yup. "Your religious/social beliefs are purely irrational whereas mine are perfectly scientific" has a distinctly awful track record.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “>> that's awful. Did you have a beef with”

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.

I have learnt an awful amount today.
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  • “Awful having the best performing staffed and paid NHS! Dreadful having 40% less crime and 21% more police than rUK Don’t start on the lowest child poverty that is reducing whilst increasing rUK! Highest educational outcomes, most teachers, free tuition! Disgraceful! #VoteSNP”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “This is awful. Deaths from SIDS have plummeted since the advice changed. How does someone who advises parents to put their babies in a dangerous sleep position live with themselves??”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Well I really needed something to make me laugh, have been down since maga scotus (intentionally not capitalized) has been so awful... www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Post something random or you’ll have an awful May. It's not really random, but... David O'Doherty is the human embodiment of Gene Belcher”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “This pos. Admittedly the first one was bloody awful too which made the need for this remake perplexing.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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