awfulness

Variant of awful

awful definition

aw·ful (ô′fəl)

adjective

  1. inspiring awe; highly impressive
  2. causing fear; terrifying
  3. dreadful; appalling
  4. full of awe; reverential
  5. very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc. an awful joke
  6. Informal great an awful lot of laughing

Etymology: ME awful, agheful: see awe & -ful

adverb

Informal very; extremely

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