Uttal
US:- IPA: [ɔː.fəl]
| Översättning | Uttal | |
|---|---|---|
| Adjektiv | ||
| 1. | hemsk | |
| 2. | motbjudande {ett} | |
| 3. | gräslig | |
| 4. | vederstygglig | |
| 5. | otäck | |
| 6. | oråhli | |
Definitioner
Adjektiv
- Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
- (now rare) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.
- Struck or filled with awe.
- (obsolete) Terror-stricken.
- Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
- Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
- Very bad.
Adverb
Exempel
- God ought not to be commixed in our actions, but with awful reverence, and an attention full of honour and respect.
- And then she stopped, and stood as if in awe / (For sleep is awful).
- an awful bonnet
- I have learnt an awful amount today.
- My socks smell awful.
Böjningsformer
| Komparativ | awfuller |
| Komparativ | more awful |
| Superlativ | awfullest |
| Superlativ | most awful |
| Superlativ | awfulest |