awful 音标拼音: ['ɑfəl] ['ɔfəl]
a . 令人畏惧的,可怕的;威严的,庄重的;极度的,非常的
令人畏惧的,可怕的;威严的,庄重的;极度的,非常的
awful adv 1 :
used as intensifiers ; "
terribly interesting "; "
I '
m awful sorry " [
synonym : {
terribly }, {
awfully }, {
awful },
{
frightfully }]
adj 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
atrocious }, {
abominable }, {
awful },
{
dreadful }, {
painful }, {
terrible }, {
unspeakable }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
awful }, {
dire },
{
direful }, {
dread (
a )}, {
dreaded }, {
dreadful }, {
fearful },
{
fearsome }, {
frightening }, {
horrendous }, {
horrific },
{
terrible }]
3 :
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 [
synonym : {
nasty }, {
awful }] [
ant : {
nice }]
4 :
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence ;
"
awed by the silence "; "
awful worshippers with bowed heads "
[
synonym : {
awed }, {
awful }]
5 :
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact ; "
in a frightful hurry "; "
spent a frightful amount of money " [
synonym :
{
frightful }, {
terrible }, {
awful }, {
tremendous }]
6 :
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 ,
whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath "-
Melville ; "
Westminster Hall '
s awing majesty ,
so vast ,
so high ,
so silent " [
synonym : {
amazing }, {
awe -
inspiring },
{
awesome }, {
awful }, {
awing }]
Awful \
Aw "
ful \,
a .
1 .
Oppressing with fear or horror ;
appalling ;
terrible ;
as ,
an awful scene . "
The hour of Nature '
s awful throes ."
--
Hemans .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Inspiring awe ;
filling with profound reverence ,
or with fear and admiration ;
fitted to inspire reverential fear ;
profoundly impressive .
[
1913 Webster ]
Heaven '
s awful Monarch . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Struck or filled with awe ;
terror -
stricken . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
A weak and awful reverence for antiquity . --
I .
Watts .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Worshipful ;
reverential ;
law -
abiding . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Thrust from the company of awful men . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
Frightful ;
exceedingly bad ;
great ; --
applied intensively ;
as ,
an awful bonnet ;
an awful boaster . [
Slang ]
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
See {
Frightful }.
[
1913 Webster ]
193 Moby Thesaurus words for "
awful ":
Babylonian ,
Corinthian ,
abominable ,
appalling ,
arrant ,
astounding ,
atrocious ,
august ,
awe -
inspiring ,
awesome ,
awfully ,
awing ,
bad ,
baneful ,
barbaric ,
base ,
beastly ,
beneath contempt ,
big ,
bizarre ,
blameworthy ,
brutal ,
contemptible ,
crazy ,
damned ,
deadly ,
deluxe ,
deplorable ,
despicable ,
detestable ,
dire ,
direful ,
disgusting ,
divine ,
dread ,
dreaded ,
dreadful ,
eerie ,
egregious ,
elaborate ,
elegant ,
enormous ,
estimable ,
execrable ,
extravagant ,
extremely ,
fancy ,
fearful ,
fell ,
fetid ,
filthy ,
fine ,
flagrant ,
forbidding ,
formidable ,
foul ,
frightful ,
fulsome ,
ghastly ,
ghoulish ,
glorious ,
grand ,
grandiose ,
grave ,
greatly ,
grievous ,
grim ,
grisly ,
gross ,
grotesque ,
gruesome ,
hateful ,
heavenly ,
heinous ,
hideous ,
holy ,
honorable ,
horrendous ,
horrible ,
horrid ,
horrific ,
horrifying ,
howling ,
hugely ,
imposing ,
impressive ,
ineffable ,
inenarrable ,
inexpressible ,
infamous ,
inferior ,
inviolable ,
inviolate ,
lamentable ,
loathsome ,
lousy ,
luxurious ,
macabre ,
magnificent ,
majestic ,
monstrous ,
morbid ,
mortally ,
moving ,
much ,
mysterious ,
nasty ,
nefarious ,
noble ,
noisome ,
notorious ,
numinous ,
obnoxious ,
odious ,
offensive ,
ominous ,
outrageous ,
palatial ,
pitiable ,
pitiful ,
plush ,
portentous ,
posh ,
princely ,
proud ,
rank ,
redoubtable ,
regrettable ,
religious ,
repelling ,
reprehensible ,
repugnant ,
repulsive ,
reverend ,
revolting ,
ritzy ,
rotten ,
rousing ,
sacred ,
sacrosanct ,
sad ,
scandalous ,
schlock ,
schrecklich ,
scurvy ,
serious ,
shabby ,
shameful ,
shocking ,
shoddy ,
solemn ,
sordid ,
spiritual ,
splendacious ,
splendid ,
splendiferous ,
squalid ,
stately ,
sumptuous ,
superb ,
superfancy ,
superfine ,
swank ,
swanky ,
swell ,
tasteless ,
terrible ,
terribly ,
terrific ,
thumping ,
time -
honored ,
too bad ,
tragic ,
tremendous ,
ugly ,
uncanny ,
unclean ,
unpleasant ,
unsightly ,
unspeakable ,
untouchable ,
unutterable ,
venerable ,
vile ,
villainous ,
weird ,
whacking ,
whopping ,
woeful ,
worshipful ,
worst ,
worthless ,
wretched
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