1. Adjective
Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
2. Adjective
Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.
3. Adjective
Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
4. Adjective
Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
5. Adjective
Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.
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