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    awful

    US /ˈɔfəl/

    ・

    UK /ˈɔ:fl/

    A2
    adj.AdjectiveVery bad; horrible; terrible
    Although many people liked the music, I thought it was awful

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    Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste

    16:54Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste
    • great word, "rancid", again, meaning disgusting. Horrifically awful smell. "Sharp", quite similar

      great word, "rancid", again, meaning disgusting. Horrifically awful smell. "Sharp", quite similar

    • "Rancid" - great word, "rancid" - again, meaning disgusting, horrifically awful smell.

      "Rancid" - great word, "rancid" - again, meaning disgusting, horrifically awful smell.

    B1

    How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

    10:46How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
    • Obviously, deliberately using words to harm is awful.

      Obviously, deliberately using words to harm is awful.

    • Obviously, deliberately using words to harm is awful.

      Obviously, deliberately using words to harm is awful.

    B1

    I Spent 24 Hours Wearing Apple’s Vision Pro Headset | WSJ

    08:29I Spent 24 Hours Wearing Apple’s Vision Pro Headset | WSJ
    • - I think you look awful.

      - I think you look awful.

    • I think you look awful.

      I think you look awful.

    B1

    My Horrible Nightmare Group Project

    09:48My Horrible Nightmare Group Project
    • He noticed how absolutely awful I looked.

      He noticed how absolutely awful I looked.

    • He noticed how absolutely awful I looked.

      He noticed how absolutely awful I looked.

    A2

    Winter Anime 2018 in a Nutshell

    11:20Winter Anime 2018 in a Nutshell
    • See, the problem with watching a show right after Violet Evergarden is that my mind is now wired to think that everything looks absolutely awful by comparison, so hold on, I'm just gonna have to bleach my eyes back to normal.

      See, the problem with watching a show right after Violet Evergarden is that my mind is now wired to think that everything looks absolutely awful by comparison, so hold on, I'm just gonna have to bleach my eyes back to normal.

    • is that my mind is now wired to think that everything looks absolutely awful by comparison.

      is that my mind is now wired to think that everything looks absolutely awful by comparison.

    B1

    Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

    14:03Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
    • Working conditions were awful.

      Working conditions were awful.

    • Working conditions were awful.

      Working conditions were awful.

    B1

    Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice

    11:54Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice
    • Conditions for the working Chinese were awful.

      Conditions for the working Chinese were awful.

    • The conditions for the working Chinese were awful. The Dutch had not held up their end of the bargain.

      The conditions for the working Chinese were awful. The Dutch had not held up their end of the bargain.

    B2

    How to Make Excuses for Being Late in English! ?⏰?

    08:14How to Make Excuses for Being Late in English! ?⏰?
    • Traffic was awful." Or you might say a sentence like this.

      Traffic was awful." Or you might say a sentence like this.

    • "Traffic was awful."

      "Traffic was awful."

    A2

    Body Language Experts Break Down Job Interview Etiquette | WIRED

    09:39Body Language Experts Break Down Job Interview Etiquette | WIRED
    • If you ask most people, "Have you ever had a bad handshake?" they go, "Yeah." We all have had those awful handshakes.

      If you ask most people, "Have you ever had a bad handshake?" they go, "Yeah." We all have had those awful handshakes.

    • - We all have had those awful handshakes.

      - We all have had those awful handshakes.

    B1

    Priority Seats and Invisible Disabilities | Fashioneyesta

    09:25Priority Seats and Invisible Disabilities | Fashioneyesta
    • I remember, last year one awful example that I had was when I was coming back on a bus,

      I remember, last year one awful example that I had was when I was coming back on a bus,

    • "Is anybody able to give me a seat?" I remember last year, one awful example that I had was when I was coming back on a bus, I didn't have my guide dog because she had had an operation on her claw to be removed, because there was an issue with it.

      "Is anybody able to give me a seat?" I remember last year, one awful example that I had was when I was coming back on a bus, I didn't have my guide dog because she had had an operation on her claw to be removed, because there was an issue with it.

    A2