awful

extremely disagreeable or objectionable.

The first known use: in the 14th century

Word Structure

5 Letters, 2 Syllable

awful

4 Phonemes

aw f ə l

o f ə l

onset, rime

- -

Morpheme

awful

ə = schwa

Sentence Examples

They heard the most awful sounds.

He has some awful disease.

That joke is just awful.

That's an awful thing to say.

The mountains have an awful majesty.

We haven't heard from him in an awful long time.

You've come an awful long way.

Common Phrases

I'm awful with/at names

Something awful

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