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English to English adjective
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offensive or even (of persons) malicious |  | Example: 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?
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Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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exceptionally bad or displeasing | | Example: 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 | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence | | Example: awed by the silence
awful worshippers with bowed heads
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extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | | Example: in a frightful hurry
spent a frightful amount of money
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inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | | Example: 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
Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
source: wordnet30 adverb
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used as intensifiers | | Example: terribly interesting
I'm awful sorry
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