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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

    How Trump’s Charges Compare to This Past Politician's Scandal | WSJ

    06:39How Trump’s Charges Compare to This Past Politician's Scandal | WSJ
    • I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong.

      I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong.

    B2

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

    08:14How to Make Excuses for Being Late in English! ?⏰?
    • "Traffic was awful."

      "Traffic was awful."

    A2

    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

    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,

    A2

    How to fight climate change with parking lots

    08:32How to fight climate change with parking lots
    • There is an awful lot of parking lot space in the United States that we can take advantage of that's already essentially unused.

      There is an awful lot of parking lot space in the United States that we can take advantage of that's already essentially unused.

    B1

    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

    It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

    07:10It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +
    • We think if we get it wrong, it'll be awful when in reality, if we get it wrong, it's just wrong.

      We think if we get it wrong, it'll be awful when in reality, if we get it wrong, it's just wrong.

    • It's almost always disappointing, but it's not awful.

      It's almost always disappointing, but it's not awful.

    B1