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English to English adjective
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Full of dread or terror; fearful. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
| 2 |
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
| 3 |
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
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
very unpleasant | | source: wordnet30
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