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awful
/ˈɔːfəl/
adjective
Very bad.
"My socks smell awful."
Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
"I have learnt an awful amount today."
Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
adverb
Awfully; dreadfully; terribly.
Very, extremely.
"He was blubbering away something awful."
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