"awful" meaning in All languages combined

See awful on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɔːfʊl/ [UK], /ˈɔfəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-awful.ogg [US] Forms: awful [positive], more awful [comparative], most awful [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Very bad. So bad that people don't want to think about it. Synonyms: poor, terrible, horrible
    Sense id: simple-awful-en-adj-3rpgwKFR
     
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