extremely bad; unpleasant; ugly

awful paintings; an awful job.

inspiring fear; dreadful; terrible

an awful noise.

solemnly impressive; inspiring awe

the awful majesty of alpine peaks.

full of awe; reverential.

extremely dangerous, risky, injurious, etc.

That was an awful fall she had. He took an awful chance by driving here so fast.

Informal . very; extremely

He did an awful good job of painting the barn. It's awful hot in here.

adjective

beautiful , good , ok , pleasing

adjective

abominable , alarming , appalling , atrocious , deplorable , depressing , dire , disgusting , distressing , dreadful , fearful , frightful , ghastly , grody , gross * , gruesome , grungy * , harrowing , hideous , horrendous , horrible , horrific , horrifying , nasty , offensive , raunchy , repulsive , shocking , stinking , synthetic , tough , ugly , unpleasant , unsightly , (slang)immoderate , awe-inspiring , awesome , dangerous , disagreeable , egregious , excessive , flagrant , great , grewsome , gross , heinous , horrid , impressive , indescribable , ineffable , lousy , majestic , morbid , ominous , outrageous , portentous , redoubtable , revolting , serious , terrible , tremendous

adverb

awfully , dreadfully , eminently , exceedingly , exceptionally , extra , extremely , greatly , highly , most , notably