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• awful — aw|ful1 [ ɔfl ] adjective ** used for emphasizing how unpleasant someone or something is: TERRIBLE: The smell was absolutely awful. This wine tastes awful. He had the awful feeling that everyone was laughing at him. There were these awful people… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• awful — I UK [ˈɔːf(ə)l] / US [ˈɔf(ə)l] adjective ** 1) used for emphasizing how unpleasant someone or something is This wine tastes awful. These awful people behind us talked all through the film. The smell was absolutely awful. He had the awful feeling… …   English dictionary

• awful — aw|ful1 S1 [ˈo:fəl US ˈo: ] adj 1.) very bad or unpleasant = ↑terrible ▪ The weather was awful. ▪ He is a pretty awful driver. ▪ That fridge smells awful. ▪ The last six months have been awful for her. ▪ I ve stopped believing most of what he… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• awful — I. adjective Date: 13th century 1. inspiring awe 2. filled with awe: as a. obsolete afraid, terrified b. deeply respectful or reverential 3. extremely disagreeable or objectionable < awful food > 4. exceedingly great used as an intensive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• awful — 01. The party was really [awful]; I wish I d stayed home. 02. You re [awfully] quiet today. Is something the matter? 03. There was an [awful] smell of cat waste in the old woman s house. 04. Judy was awake all night, and looked absolutely [awful] …   Grammatical examples in English

• awful*/*/ — [ˈɔːf(ə)l] adj extremely bad Syn: terrible This wine tastes awful.[/ex] There were these awful people sitting behind us who talked all through the film.[/ex] That s an awful thing to say.[/ex] • an awful lot spoken a very large amount[/ex] There… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Awful Orphan — is a 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. A sequel to the 1947 Looney Tunes short Little Orphan Airdale , The Awful Orphan stars Charlie Dog, who goes to great lengths to convince Porky… …   Wikipedia

• awful — [[t]ɔ͟ːfʊl[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good. We met and I thought he was awful... I couldn t stand London! Bloody awful place. ...an… …   English dictionary

• awful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, smell, sound, taste ▪ I felt awful when I realized what I d done. ▪ The fish tasted awful …   Collocations dictionary

• thing — noun 1 used instead of the name of an object ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, essential ▪ I need to buy a few basic things like bread and milk. VERB + THING ▪ make ▪ He make …   Collocations dictionary

• terrible thing — awful thing, something really bad …   English contemporary dictionary