Wondering how to hyphenate the English word awful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Exceptionally bad or displeasing Atrocious taste Abominable workmanship An awful voice Dreadful manners A painful performance Terrible handwriting An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room |
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Causing fear or dread or terror The awful war An awful risk Dire news A career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked The dread presence of the headmaster Polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was A dreadful storm A fearful howling Horrendous explosions shook the city A terrible curse |
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Offensive or even (of persons) malicious In a nasty mood A nasty accident A nasty shock A nasty smell A nasty trick to pull Will he say nasty things at my funeral?- Ezra Pound |
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Inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence Awed by the silence Awful worshippers with bowed heads |
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Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact In a frightful hurry Spent a frightful amount of money |
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Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder New York is an amazing city The Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight The awesome complexity of the universe This sea |
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Whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath- Melville Westminster Hall's awing majesty |
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So vast |
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So high |
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So silent |
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Used as intensifiers Terribly interesting I'm awful sorry |